There is no merit in merit pay. Therefore, I agree with AFT President Randi Weingarten, who said, “No longer should ‘accountability’ be focused on teachers alone. Everyone involved in education — teachers, administrators, parents, students, elected officials and community leaders — must be held accountable for student and school improvement.”

Knowing this, the phrase “merit pay” should be removed from the lexicon of educrats, bureaucrats, and the loose lips of their followers. There is no merit in merit pay. 

Phyllis C. Murray, retired