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Chicago's first. Chicago Chicago, city, United StatesChicago(shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. Public Schools' teacher incentive fund, linkingteachers' pay to improved student test scores, beginning fall 2007,will be among the nation's biggest merit pay Noun 1. merit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)pay, remuneration, salary, wage, earnings - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all systems. It's it's?1. Contraction of it is.2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.it'sit is or it hasit'sbe ~have the first time the district has experimented with thecontroversial idea of paying teachers more money for improved studentachievement. Chicago, which is the largest district implementing this,has so far received the largest grant, $27.5 million, from the U.S.Department of Education. But 15 other districts are receiving grantsfrom the government as well. This is part of President Bush's planto design a performance-based teacher and principal compensation systemin high-needs, high-poverty schools. Meanwhile, 50 Texas schools have rejected re��ject?tr.v. re��ject��ed, re��ject��ing, re��jects1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of.2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny.3. state grants to establishsuch merit pay programs.