"Do Children Understand How Feelings Affect School Performance?" (Science Daily, 02/06/09)

Do children understand the link between feelings and performance? A new study by researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, Davis, tells us that children comprehend the influence of one on the other, but only under certain circumstances.

Oregon Measure Seeks Merit-Based Pay for Teachers

A ballot measure that aims to tie teachers' pay to their "classroom performance" is adding another round to a long-running feud between the state's teachers unions and conservative activist Bill Sizemore. KGW.com, September 28, 2008

Students' Incentive Bank Opens

Through a test program called Capital Gains students are paid for performance (attendance, behavior, and grades). NCTE member Anita Walls is quoted. The Washington Post, September 30, 2008