By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger

NEWARK — The Newark Teachers Union and state education officials are hammering out specifics of a merit pay program that would grant bonuses to effective teachers.

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Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger Students listen to a teacher at Central High School in Newark in February.
Newark Teachers Union president Joe Del Grosso said merit pay is one of several concepts being negotiated this week by union and state officials. In the system under consideration, teachers would be involved in an evaluation process that would financially reward those who are highly rated, Del Grosso said.

“It’s a new concept, something that has not been done in New Jersey,” Del Grosso said. “It’s something I’ve championed for a long time.”

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