incentives

Chicago Schools Give Parents Gift Cards As Incentive to Stay Involved

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 3:15pm

Parents have long debated whether or not it's healthy to bribe kids to do things like finish their homework on time or eat all of their vegetables. But what happens when the tables are turned and parents are the ones being bribed to cooperate?

The Huffington Post

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Wisconsin Author Wins New Public-School Alumni award

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 4:17pm

Michael Perry, a humorist, musician and pig farmer from New Auburn, Wisc., has been awarded the new "distinguished public-school alumni" award from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

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Student Test Scores Should Be Used to Rate Teachers in Teams: Study

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:28pm

Standardized tests should rank students by percentile and rate teachers in teams, according to a new policy brief by Derek Neal, an economics professor at the University of Chicago.

The Huffington Post