I am pleased to announce the publication of The Peril and Promise of
Performance Pay: Making Education Compensation Work by
Donald B. Gratz. Dr. Gratz is chair of the education
department and director of the M.Ed. program at Curry
College, and serves on the CTAC Board of Directors.
 The
Peril and Promise of Performance Pay provides a
comprehensive look at the history, assumptions, and recent experience
with performance pay for teachers. It is an invaluable
resource for school teacher and administrative leaders, policy makers,
and citizens who would like to understand what's behind performance
pay, what might work and what will not, and how to build a school
improvement effort that includes teacher compensation as one of its
strategies.
Differing markedly
from ideologues who are increasingly dominating the discussion
of performance pay, Don Gratz provides a breath of fresh air. As both a
practitioner and researcher, he has a deep understanding of the
cornerstones of effective performance pay and how this reform involves
a fundamental shift in how we approach school improvement. In examining
the current substance and historical roots of these issues, Gratz shows
that the conventional wisdom of educational reform is often more
conventional than wise. This book is a critical read.
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