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Teachers With Richer Kids Earn More Under Performance Pay

By Alexander Russo — September 10, 2007 1 min read
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“Teachers at predominantly white and affluent schools were twice as likely to get a bonus as teachers from schools that are predominantly black and poor,” based on this Orlando Sentinel story (Merit pay for teachers reveals sway of affluence). “It wasn’t supposed to work that way.” Via a friend.

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