Merit Pay Moves in Senate
March 9th, 2011 by flanewsA merit pay question and answer session sent the state Senate into overtime today.
Session was extended by 30 minutes as Democrats questioned the bill sponsor about judging teachers by their students test scores and the impact of placing them under one year contracts. State Senator Maria Sachs also raised concerns over how the state will afford to pay the best teachers more at a time when the state is cutting education funding by three billion dollars.
“We will qualify for federal funds, but will the state have the money to pay for the continuation of this, to further this education bill,” said Sachs.
The senate is expected to vote on the merit pay bill tomorrow.
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