Denver teachers' pay to become merit-based: Voters approve measure that educators helped to develop

The tally

Unofficial results Tuesday night showed 58 percent of Denvervoters, or 61,724, approved the measure, while 42 percent, or 44,006,voted against it.

$33,301 What teachers in Denver are paid at the beginning of theircareer

$45,585 Current average salary of Denver educators

$64,000 What a teacher could increase their salary to after 25years under the new system

DENVER - Denver became the largest school district in the countryto switch to paying teachers based on their students' achievement, asvoters approved an annual $25 million tax increase to link teachersalaries to test scores and other measurements.

Supporters said the move is …