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Does merit pay really increase teacher retention? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Does merit pay really increase teacher retention? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Does merit pay really increase teacher retention?

This was written by Eleanor Fulbeck, who has a doctorate in education policy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Here she explains that the evidence on whether merit pay increases teacher retention is less than clear — despite recent articles in the media suggesting otherwise. A version of this post originally appeared on the blog of the Albert Shanker Institute in Washington, D.C.

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