ContributorNetwork – The federal Race to the Top grant and Ohio Senate Bill 5 have a lot in common. While many public school teachers are protesting the pending fiscally responsible law, their administrators are scrambling to comply with the federal grant guidelines. Both the hotly debated SB5 and the grant offered via the Obama administration through the Department of Education require merit based pay initiatives. Such a policy would reward quality teachers and require subpar educators to complete retraining or be removed from the classroom.
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Merit-Based Pay — a State and Federal Funding Guideline Comparison
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AP – Supporters of Arizona’s new illegal-immigration law have in recent weeks cited Rhode Island as a state where police have been quietly carrying out comparably tough enforcement without a court challenge from the Obama administration.
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RI, Ariz. immigrant measures diverge on key points
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