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NIET Mourns Passing of Lewis C. Solmon
December 19, 2007

More Than 60 Schools Join Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)
September 24, 2007

TAP Summer Institute (TSI) Attendance Soars
September 24, 2007

NIET, TAP Teachers Show Support for Performance Pay and Career Ladders in Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
September 21, 2007

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching to Receive $1.2 Million to Enhance Teacher Quality in Lake County, FL
May 31, 2007

Gates, Broad and Mott Foundations Cite TAP as Model to Follow
April 25, 2007

The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) Expresses Condolences on the Passing of Cecil J. Picard, Louisiana Superintendent of Education
February 15, 2007

Forest Hill Elementary Teachers Receive Bonuses for Student Achievement Growth
January 17, 2007

New Orleans' Algiers Charters Join Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) to Help Strengthen Schools during Rebuild
January 05, 2007

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What People Are Saying About TAP

Thomas Toch, Exec. Director, Independent Education, Co-Founder & Former Co-Director, Education Sector; Robert Rothman, Former Principal Associate, Annenberg Institute of School Reform
Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education

"TAP combines comprehensive evaluations that teachers trust with performance pay . . . It's comprehensive classroom evaluations legitimize performance pay in teachers' minds, and its performance-pay component gives teachers and administrators alike a compelling reason to take evaluations seriously . . . "
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