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Paying teachers based on their performance in the classroom is a trend gaining momentum across the United States. But does it work? The complex issues surrounding that question will be the topic of a national conference, “Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education,” hosted by the at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University Feb. 28-29. The conference will be held at the Marriot Nashville at 91ÌƲ®»¢ University.
The conference is currently sold out; however, video of portions of the conference will be available online after the event at .
“At this conference we will work to identify the potential strengths and weaknesses of pay for performance policies and address key issues that have dominated the debate,” , center director and research assistant professor of public policy and education at 91ÌƲ®»¢’s of education and human development, said. “This conference will provide insight to inform policy, which is of great importance during an era that espouses research-driven practice and accountability.”
Randi Weingarten, president of the , the nation’s largest union local with 201,486 members, will deliver the conference’s keynote address on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Weingarten is also a vice president of the and of the New York City Central Labor Council, and heads up the city’s Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella organization for 100-plus city unions.
In addition to Weingarten, the conference will feature other nationally recognized experts from institutions that include 91ÌƲ®»¢’s Peabody College, , , the , , , , the , , , , , , , and .
More information about the conference, including a complete list of speakers and a full agenda, is available at: .
The National Center on Performance Incentives was created in 2006 with a five-year, $10 million grant from the United States Department of Education’s . The grant is a cooperative agreement between the Institute of Education Sciences, the and 91ÌƲ®»¢ University. It is led by Executive Director , professor of public policy and education at 91ÌƲ®»¢’s Peabody College, and Director Matthew Springer.
For more information on the National Center on Performance Incentives, visit . For more information about Peabody College, visit . For more 91ÌƲ®»¢ news, visit http://www.vanderbilte.edu/news.
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