Framing the Question

Congress.org, a “facilitator” of civic participation, sends out an e-mail update each week which includes a simplified issue and a simpler survey question. Here’s an example from today’s mail.

Performance Pay for Teachers

In a recent speech, Congressman George Miller, Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, proposed “performance pay” for teachers as part of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Law. What do you think?

I think Congress should mind their own business, but that’s not the question asked.