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online.wsj.com - 3/10/2009
Education Push to Include Merit Pay
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Obama plans to lay out his "cradle to career" plan for education today, including a controversial plan to boost pay for teachers who excel.

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  Education Tuesday

Jules Crittenden:  Incentives

Michelle Malkin:  How sincere is Obama about education reform?

PoliGazette:  Obama Gives Education Speech

thirdeducationgroup.org - 3/14/2009
Third Education Group
— thirdeducationgroup.org — Third Education Group® provides a forum for those interested in education issues but put off by the education policy groups affiliated with the political parties. We aim to make a difference by remaining non-aligned and non-partisan. Learn more about ... (more) Third Education Group
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reason.com - 3/5/2009
Ask Not What Your Education Can Do for You...
— reason.com — While researching this week's column , I was struck by this passage about education in President Obama's recent speech to Congress (emphasis added): It is our responsibility as lawmakers and educators to make this system work. But it is the ... (more) Ask Not What Your Education Can Do for You...

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How sincere is Obama about education reform?
michellemalkin.com - 3/11/2009
How sincere is Obama about education reform?
— michellemalkin.com — So, the president is “boldly taking on the unions” with his support for merit pay? [...] Read the rest » (more) How sincere is Obama about education reform?

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Education Tuesday
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 19th annual legislative conference Tuesday morning. Obama's plan includes ...

Incentives
Jules Crittenden — ... Obama proposes merit pay for teachers who excel. WSJ . Great idea. How about trading that with his teacher union pals for measures making it easier to fire ones who don’t? Nothing focuses the mind like an execution. Take one out, the others notice. Topics: ...

How sincere is Obama about education reform?
Michelle Malkin — [image] So, the president is “boldly taking on the unions” with his support for merit pay? Lots of hype . But manage your hope. If he were serious about true education reform, he would never sign his name to legislation that kills the innovative federal school choice program for low-income families in Washington, D.C. Even his own Education Secretary ...

Teacher Incentives
Jules Crittenden — ... Obama proposes merit pay for teachers who excel. WSJ . Great idea. How about trading that with his teacher union pals for measures making it easier to fire ones who don’t? Nothing focuses the mind like an execution. Take one out, the others notice. ...

Obama Gives Education Speech
PoliGazette — ... The night grows quite late so I’ll spend more time on this tonight, but yesterday Obama gave a speech yesterday on educational reforms.  The most interesting ones, of course, is a support for merit pay and raising state caps on charter schools.  Support for both of these programs are brought from the campaign.  And both are generally not supported by Democrats. ...

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