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Merit Pay Debate Heats Over Kansas Teachers Pay Plan
Topeka sources report opposition to a bill requiring districts to start performance based pay for teachers next year. State board member Dale Louis Carey urged defeating the measure, arguing it would derail public education and that local districts should develop plans with state guidelines. Carey joined lobbyists in criticizing the mandate while supporters stressed the need for new pay models. committee took no action. Carey also pressed for increased education funding, backing a half cent sales tax hike and noting GOP leaders must cooperate with the Democratic governor.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Education
Dale Louis Carey
Overbrook
Senate Education Committee
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Kansas
Carey
Craig Grant
Kansas National Education
Bill Curtis
Kansas Association of School Boards
Gaines
Marion P. Stevens
Wichita
Seward County Community College
James Hooper
Terry Astute
Kansas State University
David Clark
Indiana University
John Carlin
Grant
Curtis