[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15926]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Americans love their teachers, and 
they want to reward the best. For too long, teachers have been shackled 
by outdated performance systems that do not necessarily recognize 
effective teaching. Americans want to reward the best teachers for the 
work they do.
  Yesterday, I introduced a new initiative, the Teacher Incentive Fund, 
to reward these hardworking educators. This innovative program will 
allow teachers to be compensated based on performance and 
accomplishments and how well they are helping students learn and 
achieve. These voluntary grants would provide incentives for States and 
local school districts to develop, implement, and maintain systems that 
reward teachers and principals who deliver on student achievement. The 
Teacher Incentive Fund will work to put the focus on the most important 
component in our education, and that is the children. Evidence shows 
that children achieve most when taught by high-quality teachers.
  Most of us remember the teachers who affected us in a remarkable way. 
For me it was one of my high school teachers, Dr. Welch; and I will 
never forget how he challenged me to excel. Now let us reward those 
teachers who reside in every congressional district and challenge our 
children to excel every day.

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