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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There seems to be a lot of agreement that SPED teachers should be paid more- or at least get hazard pay for now- but then a couple posters here said the union would never allow it?  Why is that?  Will they not agree to any raises unless it is for all teachers?[/quote]

Correct.
AACo used to have bonuses for teachers at the most challenging schools (not just Special Ed, but high FARMs, etc) and the union did away with all those too.  Basically their stance is that all teachers should be paid on the same scale, despite the fact that some teachers do remarkably different jobs.[/quote]

I would like to see that practice return. That is a measure that could actually combat the achievement gap. All things being equal, why wouldn't most teachers want to be in a less stressful, less challenging environment?[/quote]

I think it's part of a general fear of performance-based pay.  Teachers have broadly fought all efforts to tie any portion of salaries or bonuses to job performance.  There seems to be an incredible lack of trust between teachers and administrators.  Once you understand that, many of the broader actions of the teachers unions make more sense.[/quote]

Performance based pay would punish teachers who work with challenging students.  Also, how do you measure performance?  Do you want art teachers judged on English scores?  Because that has been known to happen in some school systems that have adopted such systems.[/quote]

It doesn't have to be performance based. It could be a bonus paid to teachers who were willing to work with challenging situations. Maybe it could be structured so that the bonus increases with teacher experience or previous teacher ratings. All of the equity discussions raise the issue of inexperienced teachers at poorer schools. More experienced teachers generally prefer to work with less challenging populations. Could financial incentives help to direct experienced and highly effective teachers to teach at more challenging schools?[/quote]

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