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Washington state education reformers want to change the way teachers are paid to include incentives for tough assignments, expertise and classroom performance. The Washington Learns report is controversial, writes Dan Goldhaber and Michael DeArmond of University of Washington’s Center for Reinventing Public Education.
Many people will argue the problem with teacher salaries is that they are too low to attract and keep good teachers. That may be true. But the types of pay reforms outlined…
