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It's a good idea. I can't wait to see what forms of abuse they come up for it.
It's unavoidable. someone will come up with an idea to profit from this without actually doing the work.
You can start a whole new industry, just think of the kick-back money the teachers can make for faking attendance and test scores.NYC to test cash incentives for poor
2007-03-30 07:11:00.0
NEW YORK, Mar 30, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) -- New York City plans to move ahead with a test of a program that would pay poor families for good school attendance and other achievements.
The program is based on one in Mexico but would be the first of its kind in the United States, The New York Times reported. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in an announcement at a family services center in Brooklyn, said Thursday that 2,500 poor families would be selected at random for the program, and their progress would be compared to another randomly selected group of 2,500 poor families.
"In the private sector, financial incentives encourage actions that are good for the company: working harder, hitting sales targets or landing more clients," Bloomberg said. "In the public sector, we believe that financial incentives will encourage actions that are good for the city and its families: higher attendance in schools, more parental involvement in education and better career skills."
Families would get money every two months. Payments might range from $25 if a child is regularly attending elementary school to $300 for improved test performance. URL: www.upi.com
LOL. It's not good enough that we support the whole public school system thing, we gotta pay 'em to go, too.
NYC to test cash incentives for poor
2007-03-30 07:11:00.0
NEW YORK, Mar 30, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) -- New York City plans to move ahead with a test of a program that would pay poor families for good school attendance and other achievements.
The program is based on one in Mexico but would be the first of its kind in the United States, The New York Times reported. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in an announcement at a family services center in Brooklyn, said Thursday that 2,500 poor families would be selected at random for the program, and their progress would be compared to another randomly selected group of 2,500 poor families.
"In the private sector, financial incentives encourage actions that are good for the company: working harder, hitting sales targets or landing more clients," Bloomberg said. "In the public sector, we believe that financial incentives will encourage actions that are good for the city and its families: higher attendance in schools, more parental involvement in education and better career skills."
Families would get money every two months. Payments might range from $25 if a child is regularly attending elementary school to $300 for improved test performance. URL: www.upi.com
LOL. It's not good enough that we support the whole public school system thing, we gotta pay 'em to go, too.