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Merit pay

Merit pay, merit increase or pay for performance, is performance-related pay, frequently in the context of educational reform or government civil service reform (government jobs). It provides bonuses for workers who perform their jobs effectively, according to easily measurable criteria.

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Merit pay

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Triples44
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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Merit pay

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related to Effort versus selection · 11
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related to history · 11
Merit pay → Already, American Institute, Australian, Canada, Colorado School, Merit, Metallurgical Engineers, Mines, Mining, Prior, These
related to Detractors · 10
Merit pay → Act, If, Little, Low, Moreover, No Child Left Behind, Nor, Teachers, The, Wasted
see also · 9
Merit pay → Britain, Federal Government, Federal Government Merit Pay, Health Administration, Pay, Performance, Performance-related, See, United States
instance of · 1
Merit pay → Teachers understand that politically motivated panaceas

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parent satisfactioninstance ofstatus by meeting mixed criteria0.80text
merit payinstance ofTeachers understand that politically motivated panaceas0.80text
eliminating tenure do nothing to improve teacher qualityinstance ofTeachers understand that politically motivated panaceas0.80text
Merit payrelated to DetractorsLow0.60section
Merit payrelated to DetractorsWasted0.60section
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Merit payrelated to DetractorsNo Child Left Behind0.60section
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