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Senate committee approves bill to expand teacher merit-pay eligibility
Summary
A Senate education committee advanced a bill clarifying evaluation rules so more Arkansas teachers can qualify for existing merit-pay funds.
Senator Jane English, District 13, and Department of Education staff told the Senate Education Committee on a bill to clarify eligibility for the state's teacher merit-pay program.
The bill, presented by Department of Education staff, would require an annual evaluation process for teachers who lack specific student-data measures so those educators are not excluded from merit-pay consideration. "We want to make sure more teachers are eligible and have the ability to qualify," Jacob Levy of the Department of Education said. "We have…
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