Among “Generation Y” teachers—those who are 32 or younger—a new report finds that 71 percent would “strongly” or “somewhat” favor merit pay for teachers who “consistently work harder, putting in more time and effort than other teachers,” according to Education Week. Only 63 percent of older teachers, in comparison, said in a survey they would favor that kind of pay differentiation.

Generation Y teachers also responded more favorably to the idea of rewarding merit pay on the basis of principals’ evaluations, according to the survey. Sixty-one percent of younger teachers and 52 percent of older teachers said they would “strongly” or “somewhat” favor such a pay plan. The results were released by Public Agenda, of New York City, and Learning Point Associates, based in Naperville, Ill.

But teachers of all age groups were skeptical about tying teachers’ pay to student test scores. Only 44 percent of the younger teachers, and 47 percent of their more-senior colleagues, said financial rewards should go to teachers whose students routinely score high on standardized tests.

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