An article we found has stirred up a debate.

Effective, ethical, appalling and dangerous are some of the words that were thrown around when talking about this this idea.

School districts around this country are experimenting with a 'pay for grades' incentive program. Should District 51 consider this?

When I (Keyes) was in school the biggest motivator we had behind getting good grades was the fact that if we didn't maintain a certain GPA we couldn't play sports.

I (Riley) always was hard on myself and wanted perfect grades. It would have been awesome to get paid for my good grades! But, I also think we should not have to pay kids, out of the education budget, to work hard in school.

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