Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education
February 28-29, 2008

  • Overview

    Pay for performance is once again growing in popularity and use, and the United States education system is now at a critical juncture that requires thoughtful consideration of this policy innovation. The National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University is bringing together more than twenty scholars from multiple disciplines to debate the merits and weaknesses of performance-related pay.

    The conference will be hosted at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College on February 28-29, 2008. Please check the website frequently for updates about the conference and registration details.

    The conference is currently sold out; we are no longer accepting registrations. If you are interested in downloading a .pdf of the conference program for informational purposes only, click here.

    For more information, please contact conference@performanceincentives.org

The purpose of this national conference is to identify the potential strengths and weaknesses of performance-based pay and address key conceptual and implementation issues that have dominated the debate. This conference will provide insight to inform policy, which is of great importance during an era that espouses research-driven practice and accountability."