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Candidates oppose test-score merit pay and express support for teacher unions
Summary
At a Southeast Polk forum, the five school board candidates largely rejected linking pay to student test scores and voiced support for the district27s teacher association and collective bargaining.
All five candidates at the Southeast Polk Education Association forum said they would not support linking teacher pay directly to student test scores and most offered explicit support for the district's teacher association and collective-bargaining process.
"I have mixed feelings. I am against the merit pay system as far as linking test scores to, teacher pay because there are so many factors involved," said Carla Jensen, a retired teacher and candidate, who said test scores alone are not an equitable measure. Tracy Dawson said the district already…
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