Students Paid to Attend Tutoring

It seems as if schools and teachers will do almost anything now to get students in school and learning. Each and every day educators are working on ways to get children actively involved in their academics. However, the challenge is getting greater and greater. It is harder and harder to compete with the world’s action and troubles. Lack of discipline, lack of parental involvement, and drugs all play a part in the competition that teachers face. Georgia has created a plan in which students cannot afford not to attend school. Two schools, one a high school and one a middle … Continue reading

New York Buys into Payment Plan

Thanks to a comment by Valorie in my most recent article about Arizona’s new plan to pay high school students to stay in school, I also discovered that New York is offering students money. Low-income families in New York may earn big bucks for keeping their children in school and out of trouble. Mayor Bloomberg assures that he is not using public funds and that the program is completely operated on private money. Students can earn money for keeping up their grades and completing math and reading homework. However, the money does not stop there. Even parents can cash in … Continue reading

Pay Students to Stay in High School?

I have heard of many tactics to encourage children to stay in school. When I was in school, the phrase, “be cool stay in school” was very popular. At some point in time I have seen famous stars telling students through commercials how important it is to stay in school and get an education. However Tucson, Arizona has came up with an idea that I have never heard of before now. Tucson is now paying selected high school students to stay in school. A new program was developed after over twenty thousand teenagers dropped out of school in Arizona in … Continue reading