INDIANAPOLIS — A new survey measuring Indiana attitudes toward public education found some support for Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels' proposal to tie teacher salary to student achievement.
The survey from Indiana University's Center for Evaluation & Education Policy found that about 58 percent think teacher compensation should be based on students' improvement on standardized tests. About 75 percent say student achievement in the classroom should be a factor and about 57 percent said a teacher's years of experience should also count.
The results indicate support for the merit pay portion of Daniels' sweeping education agenda, which Democrats and teacher unions have resisted.
The survey of more than 600 Indiana adults was conducted Nov. 18 through Dec. 4, 2010, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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