Julia Steiny
For the past 12 years, a Texas program has been paying kids $100 to get passing scores on tests and to meet attendance targets. Research on the program, called Advanced Placement Incentive Program, shows that cash incentives have not only improved the number of kids taking hard tests but also improved the test results themselves.

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September 7th, 2008

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