Pay for performance for teachers has been an unsound idea for decades. In Denver last week, educators put another nail in its coffin.

In the streets, on rally stages, and in marches outside more than 100 Denver schools, more than 3,700 educators delivered a potent message: Enough with Denver’s unreliable, unpredictable bonus-pay system. Teachers and students deserve a fair, transparent, and professional salary schedule that delivers stability to their classrooms.

“Bonuses have not proven effective, and our students are paying the price,” warned Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) President Henry Roman.

Source: Educators Focus Attention on Merit Pay’s Glaring Failures – NEA Today