Pay, Performance, Politics, and Education

Perry offers incentive pay, but only to a tiny handful of teachers

"...week issued an executive order establishing a $10 million incentive pay program for a few Texas teachers. One hundred..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Up the Pay, Medics Might Stay

Medics volunteering for overtime nearly doubled after EMS made overtime pay double regular hourly wage

"...at Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services have earned double pay for all overtime shifts they volunteer to work. It's..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Getting Film Incentives to Pay Off

Film Commission director Bob Hudgins talks about proposed reforms to the incentive program

"...finally getting cash for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (aka the film incentives.) The general feeling with..."

Feb. 10, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Does It Really Pay to Work in Austin?

Workers earn less in Austin than other major cities

"...released the blizzard of statistics on Sept. 26. While incentive pay, hazard pay, and cost-of-living adjustments were factored in,..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council to Renew Police Pay Package to Incentivize Contract Negotiations

But that didn’t work the first time

"...unanimously adopted an ordinance in February that extended the pay and benefits in the '18 contract for another year..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Patients Who Pay

New Hospitals Could Siphon Prime Resource

"...says the heart and women's hospitals will siphon off paying patients that would have gone to Brackenridge or Seton...."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

City Hall Hustle: What's Your Incentive?

Citizens question the city's standards for drawing employers

"...last week, creating an enhanced review process for economic incentive proposals. Making good on a council directive from February,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Police: Special Pay Benefits Back, Contract Negotiations Coming Soon

Council charts police union's path

"...Police Association, and also restoring most of the special pay provisions officers lost when union membership voted against extending..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Why Don't Companies Want to Pay Their Fair Share?

"...Dear Editor, Thinking about all the various incentive packages that Austin and AISD have offered various companies..."

Oct. 13, 2005 Postmarks

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...the Top 50 districts in Texas for basic teacher pay...."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...set your gaze to the east. Austin Energy's solar incentive program has made great strides recruiting affluent residents to..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Austin Considers Film Incentives

Localized subsidies proposed to fight off in-state competition

"...Texas has economic incentives to encourage film, TV and video game projects to..."

April 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...Paying for an excellent city parks system, however, has proved..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Budget Buzz

Unexpected good news on the budget front means better prospects for city employee incentive pay

"...Energy free up cash that will likely salvage service incentive pay and prevent employee furloughs...."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...to the Australian outback. Unfortunately, we don't have much incentive to follow the pursuit, even given more than a..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Education Irony

Texas Education Agency gives $10 million to schools slated for closure in AISD repurposing plan

"...the Governor's Educator Excellence Award – pitched as an "incentive" plan when Gov. Rick Perry created it via executive..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin ISD Salary Screw Up

UPDATE: Accounting system failure leads to underpaid teachers

"...it only became known when staff received their October pay check yesterday. The issue seems to be restricted to..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: 'A Decent Wage'

Pay Requirement may be inked into city incentive deals

"...the private firms: The proposal would require companies to pay employees and construction workers a minimum wage of $11..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Column

Naked City

"...in cash. Later it was confirmed that Burt did pay $1 per share for the stocks, though it's unclear..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that I commend him. I also would like to pay my genuine respects to Terence [McArdle] and his family,..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column

On the Lege: Budget Rollout

The budget battle begins at the Capitol

"...The House has already passed a spending bill to pay for the $14.2 billion in tax cuts that lawmakers..."

March 30, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

5% an Insult

"...an insulting way to offer 5% of teachers a pay raise [“Pay, Performance, Politics, and Education,” News, Nov. 11]...."

Nov. 14, 2005 Postmarks

Council Readies for New Budget Realities

Members might reconsider economic incentive packages

"..."No one says we should fund parks less or pay for fewer ambulances," Council Member Jimmy Flan­nigan told the..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Next Round of School Reform

AISD focuses again on Eastside schools

"...few years, the district has depended on the REACH incentive pay program to hire and retain successful teachers for..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hanger Heading Here

Council backs cash for company relocation

"...no one, today the City Council unanimously approved an incentive program with Hanger Orthopedic Group, offering them $50,000 a..."

Jan. 28, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Welcome to the Working Week-and-a-Half

A new federal provision mandating overtime pay for a new pool of salaried employees goes into effect in December. What does it mean, and how long will it last?

"...it much harder for employers to deny workers overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours in a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...items – reducing maintenance of city facilities and increasing early-pay parking fines – both moved easily into the accept..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Dropping Out

Teachers Trade Low Pay for High Tech

"...workforce. In increasing numbers, teachers are trading in their low-paying teaching careers for more lucrative jobs in the high-tech..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

AISD Salaries Up for Debate

With cost of living going up, teachers need a raise

"...higher minimum hourly wages as well as an across-the-board pay raise. Yet as the cost of living goes up..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

The school board hears from districts that have tackled teacher incentive pay

"...report by representatives of school districts that had adopted "pay for performance" compensation plans, which link teacher pay to..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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