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uBoost Maintains Students’ Interest Throughout Summer
PR Web – August 2010
Kaplan Test Prep and uBoost Form Exclusive Partnership To Offer Students a More Engaging and Social Way to Experience SAT/ACT Prep
PR Web – May 2010
uBoost Launches 5.4 Enhancements Focused on Motivation and Recognition
PR Web – May 2010
Performance Behavior Interventions and Support Programs Get a Boost Through Free uBoost Accounts
PR Web – February 2010
Students Express Charitable Interests Through uBoost Recognition Program
Marketwire – January 2010

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Districts Can “Race to the Top” with uBoost Version 2.0 Supporting Parental Involvement and Positive School Climate
Business Wire – December 2009
EDUCATION 2020 Partners with uBoost to Increase Student Engagement, Performance and Course Completion
Business Wire – November 2009
uBoost to Provide Integrated Student Recognition Program for oaSES Online SES Management Software
Business Wire – October 2009
uBoost to Host Panel on Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Teens in Afterschool Programs
Business Wire – October 2009
Vanderbilt University's National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI) Partners with uBoost to Study the Impact of Parent and Student Incentives on Student Attendance and Achievement
PR Web – September 2009
uBoost Announces the Launch of its New Corporate Site
PR Web – September 2009
uBoost Announces New Tutoring Company Clients
PR Web – August 2009
uBoost Selected as a Finalist for the EdNET 2009 Industry Awards
PR Web – August 2009
uBoost Gives Hawaii Teachers a Boost by Providing a Recognition and Rewards Program to Increase Student Engagement
PR Web – August 2009
uBoost Releases Updated Report 'Why Student Recognition Programs Work'
PR Web – July 2009
Tutoring Companies Benefit From uBoost's Latest Set of Feature Releases
PR Web – July 2009
uBoost Offers NEA Members Free Membership to Increase Student Achievement and Lessen the Economic Burden on Teachers
PR Web – July 2009
TutorVista Selects uBoost to Operate Their Student Recognition and Rewards Program
PR Web – June 2009
uBoost and Harvard’s Learn and Earn Program Pays Off- NY Post Reports up to 40% increases in Reading and Math Scores for NYC Program Participants
New York Post – June 2009
Kaplan Tutoring Selects uBoost to Host and Manage its Online Recognition and Rewards Program
PR Web - May 2009
uBoost Wins 2009 SIIA CODiE Award for Education's Newcomer of the Year
PR Web - May 2009
GlobalScholar Adds GlobalScholar Rewards® Program to its End-to-End Online Tutoring Solution in Partnership with uBoost
eMediaWire - May 2009
John Bower, CEO of uBoost, Summarizes uBoost's Challenges and Advantages in the Education Industry
SIIA – May 2009
uBoost Wins 2009 SIIA CODiE Award for Education's Newcomer of the Year
CODiE - May 2009
uBoost Gives Brain Fitness a Boost with Scientific Learning
PR Web – April 2009
BrainSpark Learning Helps Parents Boost Kids’ Brain Fitness with uBoost
Business Wire - April 2009
uBoost Announces Its First Set of New Features for 2009
PR Web – February 2009
Scientific Learning and uBoost Team Up to Offer Parents Tools for Improving Student Reading Skills, Motivating and Inspiring Learning
PR Web – January 2009
uBoost Partners with the WeAreTeachers Knowledge Marketplace
PR Web – December 2008
Leader in Database Solutions for School Districts Partners with uBoost
PR Web – December 2008
'YouTube Generation' Becomes 'Philanthropic Generation' As Students Donate Thousands of Classroom Rewards to Charity
PR Web - November 2008
uBoost Selected for Software & Information Industry Association's Ed Tech Business Forum 2008 'Innovation Incubator Program'
PR Web – November 2008
New Hawaiian Charter School Inspires Students to Achieve With Rewards & Recognition Program From uBoost
PR Web – October 2008
Hawaii company gives teachers and students a high-tech boost
Pacific Business News – September 2008
uBoost Inc Listed as Top 10 FiReStarter
I-Newswire – July 2008
It's All About Kids Partners with uBoost
Press Exposure – July 2008
John Bower, CEO of uBoost, Summarizes uBoost's Mission (mp3 file)
Business Makers Radio Show – July 2008
uBoost Joins SNS Project Inkwell
Business Wire – June 2008
uBoost Gets Recognized By the U.S. Department of Education
Big News – June 2008
Unique Web-based Summer Reading Resource
PR Article – May 2008

EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN THE NEWS

WWC Quick Review of the Report "Financial Incentives and Student Achievement: Evidence From Randomized Trials"
by the Institute for Education Sciences – August 2010
Reading Incentives for Kids
by Barbara Dunlap in Livestrong.com – August 2010
Rewards & Consequences in the Classroom
by Christie Gross in eHow.com – August 2010
Rewards program to entice student attendance
by Ben Ingersoll in The Collegian – August 2010
Pittsburgh schools offer cash, prizes as motivation
by Jodi Weigand in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – August 2010

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Cash Incentive Program For Poor Families To Expire
by Cindy Rodriguez on NPR – July 2010
Incentive cited as CHS reports attendance up
by Chantelle Hogrefe in Daily Times Herald – July 2010
Should schools provide cash rewards to best performing students?
in WikiNut – June 2010
Pay as you learn - do schools give kids too many rewards?
in the Irish Independent – June 2010
Yemen - Financial Incentive for Rural Girls' School Attendance
in WUNRN – June 2010
MHS sophomores embark on Project: Motivation
by Maryellen Lanzilla in The Hometown Weekly – June 2010
Should Detroit students earn pay for improved performance? State Senator pushes legislation
by Jonathan Oosting at MLive.com – May 2010
Excellent attendance helps Memorial student win a car
by Ed Ernstes in the WSBT – May 2010
GES students make 'big splash' for reading
by Troy Messenger in The Troy Messenger – May 2010
Walmart Foundation Gives $3.9 Million to Help Increase Middle School Student Reading Levels
PR Newswire – May 2010
Ed roundup: Retired teacher offers to pay Arvin students for A grades
by Jorge Barrientos in The Bakersfield Californian – May 2010
Pay to read passes Senate vote
by Joe Hanel in the Durango Herald – May 2010
Lucky Duck Test Incentive Program
by Camille W. in Idaho Education News News – May 2010
Oklahoma City schools answer Harvard’s call through student incentive plan
by Megan Rolland in Newsok.com – May 2010
Polls tap ‘earn to learn’ trend for Colorado kids
by Debi Brazzale, Colorado News Agency – May 2010
Ashland program rewards students for good grades
by Holly Prestidge in the Richland Times Dispatch – April 2010
D.C. students respond to cash awards, Harvard study shows
by Bill Turque in the Washington Post – April 2010
Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?
by Amanda Ripley in www.time.com – April 2010
Students: A taste for health
by the New England Newspapers in the Reformer.com – April 2010
Minds Matter volunteers give students a boost toward college with tutoring, mentoring
by Edith Starzyk, The Plain Dealer in the Cleveland.com – April 2010
Step Function Improvement
by Tom Vander Ark in www.varpartners.net – April 2010
Motivation by Anticipation: Expecting Rapid Feedback Enhances Performance
by the Association for Psychological Science in the HealthNewsDigest.com – March 2010
Howard elementaries to reward well-behaved students with fruit bouquets
by John-John Williams IV in The Baltimore Sun – March 2010
Surprise guest
by John Lindenberrger in The North Platte Telegraph – March 2010
School issues tickets
by Sarah Palermo in The Keene Sentinel – March 2010
Grant gives boost to students
by Cathy Spaulding in the Muskogee Phoenix – March 2010
Utah Jazz Player Visits Timpanogos Elementary
by Provo School District Staff in provo.edu – March 2010
Schools recognized for Buck-A-Book program
by Erica Dolson in the Sentinel Online – March 2010
US pupils pocket iPods and cash as schools pay them to learn
by Tony Allen-Mills in The Sunday Times – March 2010
Show up to school, win an iPod
by Andrea Koskey in the San Francisco Examiner – February 2010
Fifth-grader receives trophy for quiz bowl triumph
by Mike Ellis in IndependentMail.com – February 2010
Math teacher uses beach cruiser as motivation
by Parisa Mahdad – February 2010
Paying kids for performance works after all
by Tim Harford in Financial Times Undercover – January 2010
On the Bright Side: Students to reap reading's rewards
by Patricia Breakey in The Daily Star – January 2010
A Home Run for Readers
by Jason Anderson in Recordnet.com – January 2010
Reward those who show up
by Bernadine Adams in thenewsstar.com – January 2010
Should I Use Rewards to Motivate My Child Academically
by Debra E. West in Best Education Possible Blogspot – January 2010
Crime down, attendance up at Bartlett High School
by Kristen Lepore in Hanover Park Press – January 2010
Closing the Gap: Hamden seeks to boost minority test scores
by Ann DeMatteo in New Haven Register – January 2010
Good kids doing good things
by Jessica Seiff in Niles Daily Star – January 2010
Cash Induces Students to Stay in School, UK Study Finds
by Debra Viadero in Education Week's Blog: Inside School Research – December 2009
Cash for Good Grades? Some Schools Give It a Try
in GreatSchools – December 2009
Race to the Top redefines the purpose of high schools
by Sasha Sidorkin in Examiner.com – December 2009
Eastburg school program reinforces positive behavior
by Dan Berrett in PoconoRecord.com – December 2009
High school steps up, rewards good deeds
by Matt Schoch in Freep.com – December 2009
Shelby Middle School gets $600,000 grant to continue Peer Power Tutoring
by Richard Alley in The Commercial Appeal – December 2009
Great expectations: Discipline training in schools focusing on prevention
by Janet Ortegon in sheboyganpress.com – December 2009
Kennedy Middle School kicks off Ticket to Reading Rewards project
in Atlanta Public Schools Talk Up APS – December 2009
Bremen Middle School starts reading incentive program
on WNDU.com – December 2009
Positive Behavior Support in Schools
By Sherry Fox in Advance – December 2009
Program rewards students
By Nicole Kelley in Bonnersprings.com – December 2009
Tiny school garners major attention
By Heather Kays in newsleader.com – December 2009
Blockbuster Rewards Students With Free Rentals for Good Grades
PR Newswire – December 2009
Harlem's Education Experiment Gone Right
on Anderson Cooper, CBS – December 2009
Lakota links high grades with student engagement
By Lindsey Hilty in Journal News – November 2009
Ballpark figure: Half of students go to games
By Matthew Klebanoff in The Brown Daily Herald – November 2009
Attendance officer helps students make school a priority
By Lisa Magers in Cleburne Times-Review – November 2009
District finds way to give money back to Seattle schools
By Deborah Feldman on KING 5 News – November 2009
Students learn to earn
By Yasmin Servara in The District Chronicles – November 2009
'Teach for America' Teachers Learn On The Job
By Larry Abramson on Morning Edition, NPR – November 2009
Providing necessities, rewards lead to academic success, educators say
By Christina Lane in News-Journal.com – November 2009
Education incentives up for review
By Laura Higgs in Children & Young People Now – November 2009
Northwest Georgia Bank Motivates Student Attendance
News Channel 9 – November 2009
Union blocks teacher bonuses
By Edward Mason in Boston Herald – November 2009
Positive reinforcement program buzzes as Bessie Weller
By Heather Kays in Newsleader.com – November 2009
"Learning is cool" has 74% Increase in Students Earning Honor Roll
By John Capella in Cincinnati.com – November 2009
One BHS student could earn a car
in Allston-Brighton Education Notes – November 2009
Book It program rewards students for reading
By Denise Sautters in CantonRep.com – November 2009
Monroe County schools reward good behavior
By Ashwin Verghese in RocNow.com – November 2009
A Little Incentive
in Connect with Kids – November 2009
Ferriday school rewards positive behavior
By Emily Ham in The Natchez Democrat – November 2009
Riley County rewards students with outstanding test scores with day off school
By Lauren Seabrook in KTKA.com – November 2009
VHS Buffalo Shuffle shines spotlight on students' good deeds, right choices
By Patricia Steele in Daily Sun – November 2009
Lee County students rewarded for good work
By Mae Yousif-Bashi in News-Press.com – October 2009
Polk schools respond to AYP this year
By Krystin Fain in Cedartown Standard – October 2009
108 addresses Broadmoor's academic issues
By Sharon Wood Harris in Perkin Daily Times – October 2009
View of Time Influences Dropout Rate
By Stephanie Schupska in Bainbridge Georgia News – October 2009
Ankeny students offered attendance incentives
By Melanie Lageschulte in DesMoinesRegister.com – October 2009
PBS program begins at FCHS
By Dub Joiner in The News Observer – October 2009
Motivation helps students perform better on tests
By Suzanne Jacobson in Payson Roundup – October 2009
High school students earn tuition at Keystone
By Sarah Hofius Hall in thetimes-tribune.com – October 2009
Teen drivers learn that 'It happens'
By Dolores Fox Ciardelli in Danville Express – October 2009
Money No Longer a Motivator for CPS Students
By Vee L. Harrison in Chicagotalks – October 2009
Performance rewards students for good behavior
By Jamon Smith in TuscaloosaNews.com – October 2009
St. Ann's 'Awesome Angels' program rewards students
By Joseph Luciano in PalmBeachDailyNews.com – October 2009
Student pay offers educational opportunity
By Bryan Manderscheid in Daily Campus – October 2009
Should Students Be Paid To Do Well in School?
By Bruce Crumley in Time – October 2009
Attendance rewards planned at Emerson, Will Rogers
By Derrick Miller in The Duncan Banner – October 2009
Dollars for Grades: A Feasible Solution to Our Broken Public School System
By Halle Tecco in The Huffington Post – October 2009
Getting Paid for A's and B's
By Denise Tejada on Youth Radio – October 2009
High School Rewards Students for High STAR Test Scores
By Britt Carlson in CBS 12 Action News – October 2009
Mexico City pays families to keep teens at school
By Alexanda Manda in China View – October 2009
Education: Merit Pay for Kids?
By Staff Reports in the Richmond-Times Dispatch – October 2009
Readers in line for reward
By Max Zimbert in BurbankLeader.com – October 2009
Chicago Heights: Washington McKinley School rewards good deeds
By Patrick Ferrell in The Chicago Tribune – October 2009
French Students Get an Extra Push
By Katrin Benhold in The New York Times – October 2009
Perquot Lake Gives Discipline a New Twist
By Jodie Tweed in brainerddispatch.com – October 2009
Park Rapids Readers Motivated by Points, Rewards
By Anna Erickson in Park RapidsEnterprise.com – October 2009
Schools Tempt Kids with Rewards on Count Day
By Marisa Schultz in The Detroit News – October 2009
Schools sticking with attendance incentive programs
By Brett Dalton in morningsun.net –September 2009
School librarian rewards readers
By Staff Writer in KokomoPerspective.com – September 2009
New look for N-CL alt ed program
By News Staff in WestsideConnect – September 2009
Parish Hil students get incentive: Pass AP test, get $100
By Emily Groves in the NorwichBulletin.com – September 2009
Reward system aims to boost attendance!
By Walter Ford in The Orion – September 2009
The Lions Den Student Rewards Program Is Back!
By Columbia University Athletics in GoColumbiaLions.com - September 2009
Cash Incentive Program for Poor Families Is Renewed
By Julie Bosman in The New York Times – September 2009
Project Opening Doors: a real world solution
By Elizabeth Brown in Examiner.com – September 2009
School rewards students' good deeds
By Joel Landau in The Daily Journal.com – September 2009
Program turns citations into rewards
By Bob Gibbons in Tahlequah Daily Press – September 2009
SLV district only one in county where all schools improved on Academic Performance Index
By J. M. Brown in The Mercury News – September 2009
Rapides educators rewarding good behavior, hoping to curb discipline problems
By Karina Donica in thetowntalk.com – September 2009
Rewards program draws crowds
By Alexandra Riedl in The Tartan Online – September 2009
Editorial: Cashing in on good grades
By Staff Editorial in The Pitt News – September 2009
Marvin Lewis Community Fund, Cincinnati Public Schools Team Up for Year Two of "Learning is Cool"
By John Capella in Cincinnati.com – September 2009
Learn to Earn
By Bob Buckley on MyFox8.com – September 2009
Wage Learners
By Zach Patton in GOVERNING – August 2009
TallyCats rewards students for campus involvement
By Brooke McCloud in the Kentucky Kernel - August 2009
Getting Good Grades
By Brea Douglas on Oregon Public Broadcasting - August 2009
Attendance Counts in Scores
By Michaela Saunders and Paul Goodsell in Omaha World Herald – August 2009
Grades That Pay
By Cheryl Wu in the Epoch Times – August 2009
Johnson: Cash-for-grades could work in some places
By Jessica Johnson in the Athens Banner-Herald – August 2009
More Students Receive Money For Good Grades
By NY1 News – August 2009
In Program Giving Cash, More Pass A.P. Tests
By Jennifer Medina in The New York Times – August 2009
HS Students Cash In On Challenging Tests
By Yoav Gonen in New York Post – August 2009
Tutoring incentive program seems to pay off for students
By Laura Heinauer in Austin American-Statesman – July 2009
Paying students to excel
By Jeanette Gorin in Examiner.com – July 2009
Paying Students for Performance: Should Kids Be Managed Like “Talent”?
By Lisa Burrell in Harvard Business Review – July 2009
PBIS program enters Phase 2 at MVTHS
By Tesa Culli in Mt. Vernon Register-News – July 2009
Positive behavior could reap financial reward
By Marco Santana in The Register Mail – July 2009
Inside School Research: Learnfare: Lessons for Student Cash Incentives?
By Debra Viadero in EdWeek – July 2009
‘Nightly News’ Promotes Paying Children for Public School Success
By Jeff Poor in Business and Media Institute – July 2009
Saturday school pays off (literally) for students in struggling schools
By Jennie Smith in Examiner.com – June 2009
Reading, Writing, And Raking It In
By Randall Pinkston CBS News – June 2009
Students + cash = packed tutoring
By Kathleen McGrory in The Miami Herald – June 2009
Learn & Earn Plan Pays Off
By Kelly Magee and Yoav Gonen in NY Post – June 2009
State grad rate higher than U.S.
By Clifton Adcock in the Tulsa World – June 2009
Student will get puppy for perfect attendance
By Rob Rogers in Redding.com – June 2009
Cash For Grades Program “Pays Off”
New York Post – June 2009
Discipline system sees good results at PCHS
By Tara Mattimoe in Pekin Times Daily – May 2009
Good behavior brings rewards
By Angela Carbone in The Republican – May 2009
Clinton schools to initiate positive behavior program
By Kevin Barlow in the Pantagraph.com – May 2009
Cotter students earn reading rewards
By Deb Peterson in the Baxter Bulletin – May 2009
Pine Tree recognizes top junior high readers
By Jimmy Isaac in News-Journal.com – May 2009
School district rewards honor roll students with money
By David Ortiviz on News First 5/30 www.koaa.com – May 2009
Good grades win prizes in incentive program
By Diane Krieger Spivak in the Post-Tribune – May 2009
Scholarship means college is free for minority students
By Cathy Spaulding in the Muskogee Phoenix – May 2009
Incentive or bribe? E-burg schools offer iPods to students who prepare for test
By Dan Berrett in Pocono Record – May 2009
Pickens program to pay students; seeks to improve education levels
By John Staed from Independentmail.com – May 2009
The 2009 TIME 100: Roland Fryer. The Education Innovation Laboratory is using uBoost as the platform to run the high profile programs in NYC, Washington D.C., and Chicago.
By Michelle Rhee – April 2009
Green for Grades
By Ashley Goudeau reported by KCEN-DT – April 2009
Cash Incentives Create Competition
By Theresa Vargas in The Washington Post – March 2009
Paying for grades sends mixed messages
By Lauren Noto, Teen Board Member, in the Augusta Chronicle – March 2009
School offering students rewards for achieving. Watch video.
By Art McFarland on WABC-TV – March, 2009
Incentive for grades would try and save at-risk students
By Emily Guevara in Beaumont Enterprise.com – March 2009
Bill would pay Texas students for good grades
By Eva-Marie Ayala in the Star-Telegram.com – March, 2009
Some schools offering test-taking incentives
By Tina Calabro in Post-Gazette – March 2009
Economist studies bribing students
As seen on Market Watch – March 2009
Schools offer CSAP incentives
by Jeremy P. Meyer in The Denver Post – March 2009
Rewards for Students Under a Microscope
by Lisa Guernsey in The New York Times – March 2009
L-P rewards attendance, grades, behavior
by Marissa Vicich in News Tribune – February 2009
Local school's recognition program has a positive effect
by Kevin Rector in the Cantonsville Times - February 2009
Finding creative ways to earn extra cash
by Kathy Wang in The Daily Pennsylvanian - January 2009
Cash for Grades: Closing the Gap Between Black and White America
by Christian Arambulo published on the blog the.dashing.fellows - January 2009
Should Students Be Paid for Good Grades?
by Laura Fitzpatrick in Time - January 2009
Cash transfers help keep RP kids in school: ADB
by Dave Dizon in ABS-CBN News Online - January 2009
Pep rally rewards achievers, encourages at-risk kids to succeed in school
by Holly Yan in The Dallas Morning News - January 2009
Rewarding a job well done
by Johanna Seltz in The Boston Globe - January 2009
Interesting initiative: Chicago Offers Students Cash for Good Grades
published on www.mladiinfo.com - January 2009
Big payback seen in cash incentives for students
by Or Kashti published on www.haaretz.com - January 2009
Dade program pays 'F' school students who get tutored
by Kathleen McGrory in MiamiHerald.com - December 2008
In CPS and elsewhere, cash incentives paying off for students
by Hope Evans in Catalyst Chicago - December 2008
Gates Foundation to study 'cash for grades'
by Gale Holland in the Los Angeles Times - December 2008
An Interview with Roland Fryer of the Education Innovation Laboratory
The Education Innovation Laboratory is using uBoost as the platform to run the high profile programs in NYC, Washington D.C., and Chicago. Seen on The Colbert Show - December 2008
Chicago Offers Students Cash for Good Grades
by Deborah Roberts, Cathy Becker, and Imaeyen Ibanga, ABC News - December 2008
Some Students Hesitate on Cash for Grades
by Eilee Heikenen-Weiss on City Room, Chicago Public Radio - November 2008
Pay for Grades?
by Farah Tamizuddin and Kara Mattioli in The State Journal-Register – November 2008
Schools try using money as a motivator
by Jeremy Singer-Vine in The Detroit News – November 2008
Schools try new tack: learn well, earn much
by Bill Turque in Boston.com – November 2008
Like Wall Street Bonuses but for Doing Well
by Kathy Megyeri in the Washington Post – November 2008
Capital Gains (video)
seen on WUSA – November 2008
Washington schools try 'cash for grades' scheme
in AFP – November 2008
DC students get paid for good grades, behavior
by Jennifer Kouakeu-Campbell in The District Chronicles – November 2008
Incentives Can Make or Break Students
by Bill Turque in the Washington Post – November 2008
The price of motivation
by Angela Jiang, teacher participating in "The Paper Project", published in The Chronicle – November 2008
Districts Pay Students for Grades
published in Education Week – October 2008
District of Columbia: Close of first term brings DC students cash
in The District Chronicles – October 2008
Student incentive programs expected to pay dividends
by Bill Zlatos in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – October 2008
Pay-To-Behave Program Debuts In D.C. Schools
by Claudio Sanchez on NPR – October 2008
Students in Two Cities Cash In on Grades
by The Associated Press in Education Week – October 2008
Washington: Students paid for hard work
published United Press International, Inc. – October 2008
Daley: Why can't kids get paid for good grades?
by Fran Spielman in Chicago Sun-Times – October 2008
More than 1,650 CPS students paid for good grades
by Carlos Sadovi in the Chicago Tribune – October 2008
She pulls down straight A's - and rakes in a cool $125
by Rosalind Rossi and Lisa Donovan in Chicago Sun-Times – October 2008
Getting Paid for Grades
by Bob Roberts posted on Chicago's WBBM 780 – October 2008
Pay for Grades: A Controversial Motivator
by Dawn Friedman posted on HOTCHALK.com – October 2008
Pay to learn in working in New York
by Anne Stuhldreher in Los Angeles Times – October 2008
ExxonMobil Funds $1.6 million Education Program in New Orleans
by Staff Writer, Market Watch – October 2008
Students' Incentive Bank Opens
by Bill Turque in Washington Post – September 2008
New Education R&D Lab Aims to Advance Innovations in Public Education
by Staff Writer, Market Watch – September 2008
New Effort Aims to Test Theories of Education
by Javier Hernandez in The New York Times – September 2008
CEOs split on paying for good grades
by Del Jones in USA Today – September 2008
Superintendents weigh in on paying students for grades
by Chuck Fieldman in The Pioneer Local – September 2008
Program pays students for good grades, parents to get involved
by Deborah Feyerick on CNN – September 2008
Paying students for good grades
by Alice Barr on 23 News – September 2008
Paying for grades; Does it work?
by staff reporter on NBC News13 – September 2008
Harvard prof: Cash would have kept me off the streets
by Rosalind Rossi in Chicago Sun Times – September 2008
Good grades pay off
by Rosalind Rossi and Lisa Donovan in Chicago Sun Times – September 2008
Earn an A? Here's $50
by Carlos Sadovi in Chicago Tribune – September 2008
Tutoring incentives offered to students at Eastside high school
by Laura Heinauer in Austin American-Statesmen – September 2008
Program Gives D.C. Students Cash
by Joseph Young in Washington Informer – September 2008
Greenbacks for Grades: Schools Use Rewards as Incentives
by Fran Smith in Edutopia.org – August 2008
Bucks for better grades in Huntington
by Arlene Gross in Times Beacon Record Newspaper – August 2008
14 Schools Named to D.C. Program to Motivate Students With Cash
by Bill Turque in Washington Post – August 2008
Some D.C. Students to Be Paid for A's
by Kate Barrett in ABC News – August 2008
Record Numbers of Students Sign up for Advanced Math and Science Courses
Published in MarketWatch – August 2008
Cash for Schoolwork Gets Mixed Reviews
by Jeremy Singer-Vine in Red Orbit News – August 2008
Mixed Results on Paying City Students to Pass Tests
by Elissa Gootman in The New York Times – August 2008
Incentives Payouts Begin for City Students
by Elizabeth Green in The New York Sun – August 2008
D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In School
by V. Dion Haynes and Michael Bimbaum in the Washington Post – August 2008
When Schools Offer Money As a Motivator
by Jeremy Singer-Vine in the Wall Street Journal – August 2008
Reward$ Program Proves a Smart Bet
by Yoav Gonen and Andy Soltis in the New York Post – June 2008
U.S. Schools Experiment with Paying Kids
by Nancy Zuckerbrod in The Associated Press – June 2008
Laptops for Good Grades: Offer They Can't Refuse?
by Mary Bustamante in The Tucson Citizen – June 2008
Reading Scores Get ‘Bump’ From Student Incentives, Study Finds
by Erik Robelen in Education Week – May 2008
Cash Incentive Programmes Boost Black Pupils
by Tony Allen-Mills in The Sunday Times – May 2008
Next Question: Can Students Be Paid to Excel?
by Jennifer Medina in The New York Times – March 2008
For ‘A’ Students in Some Brooklyn Schools, a Cellphone and 130 Free Minutes
by Jennifer Medina in The New York Times – February 2008
Promises of Money Meant to Heighten Student Motivation
by Katie Ash in Education Week – February 2008
Students in Cash-Incentives Study Score Higher in Math
by Debra Viadero in Education Week – February 2008
Tying Cash Awards
by Scott Cech in Education Week – January 2008
Two Georgia Schools to Pay Students to Study
by Errin Haines The Associated Press – January 2008
Schools to Offer Pay for Scores
by Sara Neufeld in The Baltimore Sun – January 2008
Bronx Pupils Score
by Yoav Gonen in the New York Post – November 2007
Rewards For High Scores?
by Linda Lou in The San Diego Union Tribune – March 2007
Ohio District Tests Performance Pay for Students
by Debra Viadero in Education Week – January 2007
Roland Fryer's Big Ideas: Paying Kids For Good Grades
by Mark Warren in Esquire – December 2005

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