Legislation Experts

Teacher Pay • Teacher Merit Raises

Mel Fugate

Mel Fugate, professor of management and organizational behavior at SMU’s Cox School of Business, has designed compensation programs for businesses and teaches about rewards and motivation to his MBA students.

“Pay for performance is one thing, but the more fundamental and critical issue is overall compensation. Teacher’s salaries are low, and this is a more serious obstacle. Because of such low pay, compulsory education as an industry has a major handicap attracting and retaining talented teachers,” Fugate says.

Read the Q & A with Fugate.