Merit pay for teachers

  18. According to Ravitch, what is the goal for merit pay for teachers? Does merit pay for teachers work to increase student achievement scores? Explain? 19. Discuss how Ravitch responds to the notion that "schools will be more successful if we get rid of tenure for teachers since firing bad teachers is the key to improving education"? 20. What does Ravitch have to say about the opinion that Teach for America recruits teachers and leaders whose high expectations will one day ensure that every child will have an excellent education? 21. According to Ravitch, what were some of the unintended consequences of Michelle Rhee's corporate reform movement in education? 22. According to Ravitch have charter schools been shown to be more effective at raising test scores than public schools? Explain? What does she see as the hidden agenda with charter schools? Explain?