Teacher incentive pay programs in Texas school districts have produced higher test scores, higher state accountability rankings, improved teacher morale, and less teacher turnover. This report (with generous support from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation) examines how incentive pay has been implemented in the Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Lamesa school districts; and provides recommendations for future implementation.
Higher Education
College Grade Inflation Undermines Workforce Competitiveness
For years, I’ve warned that college grade inflation is real, rampant, and ravaging a university near you. It is a cancer eating away at American higher education, undermining academic standards, devaluing transcripts, and cheating students and employers alike. My research has tracked this crisis over the last decade, and the evidence is stark: what was...
March 10, 2025