Mayor Rahm S Principal Merit Pay Award Goes To His Biggest School Critic

So there I was, sitting on the couch, reading a recent issue of Catalyst magazine, when I saw something that made me hop out of my seat.

                Just as it was LaRaviere who dug up the research that showed that many neighborhood public schools are outscoring charters.

                    Despite LaRaviere’s record of opposition to the mayor’s school policies, this principal has won three $10,000 merit pay awards (totaling $30,000) for school years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14. He may have won one for last year—CPS hasn’t announced them yet.

                          Well, OK, yes, it’s true that the idea of giving merit pay to principals is something that Mayor Emanuel came up with back in 2011.

    You know, sometimes the conspiracy freaks may have a point.

         So the first thing I had to ask LaRaviere is whether the mayor’s called to ask what lessons for success he has to offer other principals in Chicago.