?We're kind of building the airplane as we fly because we know we need to get something done and turned into the state?*
?Ted Popplewell, school board member in Twin Falls, Idaho, on implementing the state's new merit pay program
Schools Rush to Prepare for Merit Pay Law As Idaho Enters New Era of Pay For Performance Times-News
20 percent
Amount some states' high school graduation? rates could drop with the adoption of a new, more accurate formula
States brace for grad rate dips as formula changes Associated Press
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute