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Education Week in Review: August 25- August 31

This has been a very interesting week at Families.com. There have been several changes and additions to writing topics. I plan to continue bringing you up to date information about educational issues. Check out below for articles from this week. Sunday, August 26 Pay Students to Stay in High School? Arizona has devised a plan to attempt to keep students from dropping out of high school. Under the new plan, students will receive $25 a week to stay in school and keep up good grades. The students must also stay out of trouble. Montessori Celebrates 100 Years Maria Montessori introduced … Continue reading →

4 Reasons Why Paying Students For Good Grades Might Work

First, let me say a big thank you for Karri for letting me pick this up and offer a different opinion. While I agree with her that choosing students might seemingly create a system that is unfair, while being a slap in the face for students who have worked hard all along–I suggest to you that paying students (and even their parents in some cases) might not be that bad of an idea. For some of you reading who don’t know, I live in the inner city of New York. Before I was a full time homeschooling mom, I was … 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 →