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Merit pay is making a comeback
Some teachers are earning bonuses based on student achievement, evaluations, collaboration with colleagues and taking hard-to-fill jobs.

Joanne Jacobs
4 days ago1 min read
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It's Mormons: Low-spending Utah is #4 for education
Utah spends less on public schools and has larger class sizes, but ranks #4 for education, according to U.S. News.

Joanne Jacobs
May 121 min read
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Backlash: Professors reject DEI 'loyalty oaths'
Universities should stop requiring diversity statements, writes Randall L. Kennedy, a Harvard Law professor, in the Harvard Crimson....

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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'We took care of our kids' -- but they lost a year in reading, math
Juab School District in Utah focused on supporting students emotionally when schools reopened in fall of 2020. “We took care of our...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 7, 20232 min read
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