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...argue philosophically about whether incentives are a good thing,” Fryer said. “But the fact is that the average black 17-year-old reads at the same level as the average white 13-year-old. This problem is beyond philosophy, and we have to do something...
...While Fryer admits that his proposals have been “beaten up a little bit” by critics, he has seen more and more elementary and middle school principals willing to give his ideas a chance...
...It’s such a joy for me to see the recent market response,” said Fryer, who has been meeting with school officials every day for the past three weeks to drum up support for his idea, He will roll out the first stage of the proposal in 20 elementary schools and 20 middle schools beginning in the fall...
Though some critics worry about the implications of incorporating monetary incentives as a standard practice in childhood education, Fryer hopes that taking an economical approach to a social problem will yield positive results...
...Economists are always interested when we have limited resources in figuring how best do we use them,” Fryer said...