Schools accused of cheating collected thousands in bonuses

Schools accused of cheating collected thousands in bonuses
[AJC] Educators from at least 13 Atlanta schools named in the state cheating investigation were paid thousands in bonuses tied to student test scores, according to a review of documents by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News.
Since January 2009, about $500,000 in bonuses were paid to educators at those 13 schools implicated in the state investigation, according to records obtained from Atlanta Public Schools.
...District spokesman Keith Bromery said the bonus program, introduced by former Superintendent Beverly Hall in the early years of her tenure, was now "under review."

Financial incentives for job performance is one of those obvious business ideas that just doesn't directly translate to education. It requires us to rethink exactly what we mean by "job performance." Should a child be able to sabotage a teacher's bonus by "taking a dive" on a test? How do we know that isn't happening?