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New Report Calls for Performance Pay for Teachers

The report's authors are hoping teachers will embrace the idea of performance-pay if the proposal comes from their colleagues.

Lisa Suarez-Caraballo: It's all about teachers, for teachers, from teachers.

Lisa Suarez-Caraballo is an 8th grade math teacher in the Cleveland school district, and was among 18 teachers from around the country who helped prepare the report.

Performance pay has long been controversial, with many worried that pay could be subject to factors beyond teachers' control, especially test scores. Suarez-Caraballo says test scores are important, but will be just one factor.

Suarez-Caraballo says teachers she works with warm up to the idea once they learn more. She's now involved in coming up with a specific proposal for Cleveland.