Teacher Compensation Based on Effectiveness

The Harrison (CO) School District’sPay-for-Performance Plan
Mike Miles - March 2012

Schools We Can Envy
Diane Ravitch reviews Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? for the NY Review of Books

Minnesota Loses School Reform Mantle to Other States
Free Market Institute - 6/6/11

All Hands on Deck
Sixteen Ideas for Strengthening Minnesota's Workforce
Governor's Workforce Development Council - 12/2010
Contains only the portion of the report pertaining to Ensuring All High School Graduates are Ready for Success.
Entire Report

Florida Education Reforms

NAEP Scores - Minnesota vs. Florida
Comparison of 4th and 8th grade reading and math test scores for both Minnesota and Florida -  Although FL 4th grade readers test better than MN 4th graders.  Yet all reading gains disappear by 8th grade,  The math scores of FL students significantly lag behind MN students.

Review of Florida Formula for Student Achievement: Lessons for the Nation
Reviews former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's education reforms.
National Education Policy Center - 6/30/2011

School ‘Reform’: A Failing Grade by Diane Ravitch
NYTimes - 9/29/11

Jeb Bush touts Florida school reforms to Capitol's supportive GOP, skeptical DFL
MinnPost - 4/26/11

Review of Closing the Racial Achievement Gap
Reviews The Heritage Foundation report on Closing the Racial Gap: Learning from Florida's Reforms
National Education Policy Center - 11/30/10

Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: Learning from Florida’s Reforms
The Heritage Foundation - 9/17/2010