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Discovered no drugs or weapons and an autopsy is planned for later today. >> teachers in idaho will get raises if the parents of their students say so, teachers bonuses in more than two dozen school districts will partially depend on how well and how often teachers actually communicate with the parents. performance bonuses will also be based on improved test scores and attendance rates. sounds interesting. >> bernie madoffs wife opening up about the case in a new tv interview. sticking to her st...

Choices, and they decided to utilize that choice. >> given the budgets that are already severely strapped, where is the money going to come from to pay performance bonuses for successful teachers? >> so what we advocate is really looking at where the current budgets are being spent. and one of the places that we think should be really looked at is the fact that billions of dollars a year across this country are being spent on things like masters degrees for teachers when the research is very cle...

Overtime, performance bonuses, hazardous duty pay and even classroom size. i will put it become on the table and well have a vote. he didnt have to do any of that, but he did that. and the democrats rejected it saying, we dont get to negotiate over sick pay and sick leave and vacation, then its not good enough. im almost done. let me finish. >> you are going and going. megyn: i want to set it up because people dont necessarily know. so supporters say, hes done his best to negotiate and there was...

Across the border in illinois, but it good show the governor was willing to give up ground on the centerpiece of this controversy, collective bargaining under the original investigation of the budget repair bill, collective bargaining rights had been restricted to wages and to the consumer price index or inflation with this compromise, if it would go through, the public employees would have the ability to bargain beyond inflation, and therefore, compensate for the reduced benefit, with the discu...

Budget. were broke. we are broke in this state. were broke. you really cant negotiate when you dont have money to negotiate. >> walker talks a good game on camera but he is trying to cut a deal behind closed doors. a new development. this afternoon e-mails between governor walkers aides and the wisconsin 14 were released to the milwaukee journal sentinel. the governors office e-mailed a series of concessions to democratic senator bob jauch on sunday night. they include a concession to allow unio...

In the morning. the idea of paying teachers more if better grades are given to students appears to make perfect sense. merritt pay is a political hot potato. some researchers have found student grades improved when teachers get performance bonuses. others have found no correlation. >> in the meantime, does it work for the kids? "time" magazine is looking at another controversial issue. the new cover study reports on a story that gave cash rewards to kids to get good grades and b behave well in c...

A motivating factor if ive performed well i think its good that i get recognized and rewarded. aspiring young bankers hungry for success. then success pains in their business sales managers can earn up to half a million euros a year with a portion of that coming from performance bonuses. in general people work more if individuals are paid more for meeting objectives their commitment will increase and so will competition with their colleagues. in this world performance bonuses and boost motivatio...

Raking in performance bonuses. the report found that in phoenix alone, some 1700 veterans never made it on the waiting list. they were lost in the system and may never have received care at all. the 0 report has dozens of lawmakers calling for the head of the va to resign, some demanding a criminal investigation. secretary shinseki calls the findings reprehensible but has not stepped down. some lawmakers are saying its time to clean house. >> nothing will change in the veterans administration un...

Unclear how many died because of it. >> she asked him does he have a plan. he answered no. she handed him a card that was for a suicide hotline and said if you do have a plan, to call the number. >> yet, mr. obama says the initial finding of the inspector general suggests most of those who died had chronic conditions and the delay was in getting their next appointment. >> the ig indicated he did not see a link between the wait and them actually dying. >> reporter: the house passed a bill that wo...

Accountability right up and down the line. >> shinseki is now, himself, sent out this letter to the veterans saying in part, that you and your families deserve to have full faith in the v.a. and we intend to earn it everyday. if any allegations under review are substantiated, we will act, and the v.a. is redoubling the efforts with integrity and compassion to earn your truth. meanwhile, the president obamas troubleshooting of rob nabors visited the v.a. where the scandal erupted and that is one ...