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Question of the Day: Does School Have to Equal Cool To Get Kids to Graduate?

August 12, 2009
The Black Snob
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In 2008, seven states adopted a new plan to attract low-income and minority students to college-prep courses, the gist of which was simple: pay kids $100 for every advanced placement exam they pass. The states latched on to the idea after a similar program in Texas produced a 30 percent rise in the number of students with high SAT scores. The proof is there—money talks.

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