When Schools Offer Money As a Motivator (WSJ)

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“More and more school districts are banking on improving student performance using cash incentives – a $1,000 payout for high test scores, for example. But whether they work is hard to say.”

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“In Texas, high-school students enrolled in Advanced Placement classes who got top scores on math, science and English tests were paid up to $500…The research, by C. Kirabo Jackson, an economics professor at Cornell University, found that over time, more students took Advanced Placement courses and tests, and that more graduating seniors attended college. Most of the gains came from minority students in the 40 high schools studied, accounting for about 70,000 students in all.”

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“In New York City, 31 high schools with large populations of poor and minority students last school year offered rewards of up to $1,000 for passing AP tests. In some subjects, such as chemistry, the number of passing scores leapt by as much as 82%. But overall, the number of students who passed AP tests slightly decreased from a year ago.”

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<p>Interesting…</p>

[BrightRed]

<p>wth I’m in TX and I’m sure no one paid me. I’m a strong supporter of money as a motivator. They owe me $2500 XD</p>

[Sligh_Anarchist]

<p>In North Carolina, the state pays the teachers for higher tests scores, not the individual students. Lame.</p>

[hpa10]

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wth I’m in TX and I’m sure no one paid me. I’m a strong supporter of money as a motivator. They owe me $2500 XD

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<p>lol same here. We must have missed it?</p>

[Keshira]

<p>That…is a LOT Of money. I wish my school did that.</p>

[areyounobodytoo]

<p>Honestly these things p*** me off, simply because if they’re going to do this everyone should get paid for doing these things. Not just those who “improve” or those who go to certain schools.</p>

[TheJuggler]

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wth I’m in TX and I’m sure no one paid me. I’m a strong supporter of money as a motivator. They owe me $2500 XD

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<p>They owe me money, too. Not really. I think the $500 thing is in some district in Dallas. Darn, I wish I go to school in Dallas…</p>