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Back in the day, a good report card earned you a parental pat on the back, but now it could be money in your pocket. Experiments with cash incentives for students have been catching on in public-school districts across the country, and so has the debate over whether they are a brilliant tool for hard-to-motivate students or bribery that will destroy any chance of fostering a love of learning. Either way, a rigorous new study - one of relatively few on such pay-for-performance programs - found that the programs get results: cash incentives help low-income students...
...most significant areas of progress involves the reading habits of young adults (ages 18-24), who went from a 20% decline in literary reading in 2002 to a 21% percent increase in 2008. "We note their progress with particular satisfaction," Gioia writes before giving itself a hearty pat on the back for promoting the change through programs like "The Big Read," which now has more than 21,000 organizational partners across the nation that sponsor book clubs and reading discussions...
Miller’s performance came on a night when the Crimson had three forwards out injured and a fourth limited. Freshman Andrew Van Nest is out for the season with a shoulder injury and junior Pat Magnarelli has not played this season due to a knee injury—though he may begin a comeback attempt soon. Senior Evan Harris missed his third straight game, while freshman Keith Wright was not near 100 percent physically in his second game back from illness...
...argued for Burris' admission, with Representative Bobby Rush calling the Senate the "last bastion of plantation politics." After initially dismissing the appointment out of hand, Dems have been put on the defensive, and they are now quick to say that if Burris were to be appointed by Lieut. Governor Pat Quinn, they would accept Burris with open arms. "This is a lose-lose situation for Reid and the Democrats," says Mark J. Rozell, a political science professor at George Mason University in Virginia. "They can either look like they are accepting the choice of a corrupt governor who tried...
...opted to give junior goalie John Riley his first substantial playing time of the season. In the remaining 25 minutes, Riley recorded 11 saves and allowed the game’s final goal, coming at 11:53 in the third.Freshman Daniel Moriarty also beat Lakers’ goalie Pat Inglis at 10:55 in the second period to make the score 3-2, marking his second straight game with a goal.“Daniel has done a great job,” co-captain Jimmy Fraser said. “He’s worked his butt off from...