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Incentives or grade-selling? Line blurred in Sacramento-area cases, critics say
- 04-07-2011
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By Laurel Rosenhall and Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee
Schools eager to show their smarts or raise money often give students incentives to do well on tests or participate in fundraisers. Many students can earn T-shirts or toys by raising money. And as STAR testing begins this month, educators across the region will use pep rallies, prizes and candy to pump kids up for the tests. But two recent attempts on local campuses left some people wondering: Where is the line between incentive and bribe? Granite Bay High School teachers told students this week they can retroactively boost their grades in class by doing well on the state's standardized tests this month. And at Folsom Lake College last week, a professor offered to increase students' grades if they raised money for the college foundation. He rescinded the offer Monday after students and other faculty raised concerns. (more...)
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