This information is from Pamela Beckford, Executive Director of United Way of Wells County: Wondering how you can help in Haiti? You can help people affected by the earthquake in Haiti by donating to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund. https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwwwdisaster/donate/ Gifts to the Fund support long-term recovery efforts to rebuild lives and infrastructure devastated by disaster and... to address educational, financial and health-related challenges. OR You now can text HAITI to 864833 to donate $5 to United Way Worldwide's disaster recovery fund.

Excellent blog post on teacher merit pay. http://publiceducationmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/merit-pay.html Please read it.