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She also said that many states have shown enthusiasm about programs rewarding teacher performance with higher pay, an Obama-supported innovation for which the 2010 budget requested funds.
CNN: Obama: We must fix education in black communities
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan will launch over the summer the administration's effort to bolster national standards and to tie teacher pay to performance.
WSJ: Coming Next: The Act II Blueprint
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My point is that if we've done everything we can to improve teacher pay and teacher performance and training and development, some people just aren't meant to be teachers, just like some people aren't meant to be carpenters, some people aren't meant to be nurses.
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