Teacher Performance Pay in Pittgsburgh

July 14 Ed Week reports that AFT teachers of Pittsburgh school district agreed to forego automatic raises for receiving masters's degrees in favor of a new schedule that "emphasizes teacher performance." [T]"eachers will earn big pay boosts by satisfying a periodic review based on a combination of their teacher-evaluation scores and demonstrating that they have advanced students' academic growth." On the plus side, teachers could pass the $100,000 mark in eight years.