Sentence examples for forms of merit from inspiring English sources

These latter cumulative forms of merit therefore appear as two forms of "synergistic dominance," which must not be confused with their one-dimensional antagonistic counterpart, the reason why the term dominance is here reserved for antagonistic forms of political influence.

But a potential snag is whether the teachers and the mayor can agree on what form of merit pay.

After long opposing any form of merit pay, Ms. Weingarten has signaled, to the outrage of some union members, that she may accept schoolwide merit pay.

That amounts to a form of merit pay that rewards collective achievement by an entire school, as opposed to individual teachers, which education unions generally oppose.

And as he has done for months, Mr. Giuliani said the most important raise would come in the form of merit pay for teachers whose students' performance improved.

But the form of merit pay he supports is closer to what the teachers' union has grudgingly been willing to consider than to what the mayor wants.

The union has warmed to that form of merit pay, while fiercely rejecting Mr. Giuliani's version, which would reward individual teachers.

Soft America is allergic to introducing accountability and measurement in education, particularly if it takes the form of merit pay for successful teachers or rewards for outstanding pupils.

Denver began experimenting with a form of merit pay for teachers in 1999, and this month lawmakers in Iowa voted to pay teachers based on their performance in the classroom rather than on years spent teaching.

The union representing 80,000 public school teachers has signaled that it would agree to more work and some form of merit pay -- two items that Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has insisted on.

While Ms. Weingarten said that every teacher should get a significant raise, she said that, in addition, teachers who do extra work should get some form of merit pay.