On the Post’s front page today: “D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In School: Initiative Is Aimed At Middle Grades”. And we’re not talking coupons from Pizza Hut. Here’s the gist: For years, school officials have used detention, remedial classes, summer school and suspensions to turn around poorly behaved, underachieving middle school students, with little [...]
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Ka-Ching: DC Schools Want to Show Kids the Money
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