January 25, 2007
Coshocton kids score some cash
The Plain Dealer, January 25, 2007 (editorial)
It's one thing to reward high-achieving students with a pizza party or a movie, but quite another to give them cold, hard cash. Or is it? Robert E. Simpson, a local businessman, launched the effort after reading about a project in Kenya that paid students for good marks. He donated $100,000 and persuaded dubious school staff to give it a try. Meanwhile, Case Western Reserve University economics Professor Eric Bettinger came on board to design a formal research model to measure the impact of the cash awards. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, January 25, 2007 03:56 PM | News Topics: The Plain Dealer, Weatherhead School of Management
http://blog.case.edu/caseinthenews/2007/01/25/coshocton_kids_score_some_cash
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