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But all this time, there has been only one real question, particularly in America's lowest-performing schools: Does it work?
A few weeks later, the researchers observed the children through a one-way mirror on a normal school day. They found that the kids who had received the award spent half as much time drawing for fun as those who had not been rewarded. The reward, it seemed, diminished the...
So what happens if we pay kids to do tasks they know how to do? In Dallas, paying kids to read books - something almost all of them can do - made a big difference. In fact, the experiment had as big or bigger an effect on learning as many other reforms...
The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), one of the most successful charter-school networks in the U.S., has been doling out financial incentives for 15 years, using a model that happens to align perfectly with the results of Fryer's study. KIPP students get paid for actions they can control...
McMahon says the independence he showed on health care, bucking the party line on reform despite enormous pressure from party leaders, is exactly the kind of spirit that appeals to Staten Islanders. He swept into office with 61% of the vote in 2008, in part because of the Democratic wave...