Episode - Should Kids Get Paid to go to School?
This year about 3,000 middle school students at low–achieving schools in the District of Columbia will get paid to show up at school and do well. New York City and five other states are experimenting with cash–for–grades. Should kids get paid to go to school, behave well and get good grades? One educator says they're just preparing students for life where people get paid to work. What do you think? Also today, Washington Mutual (WAMU) ousts its chief executive. What needs to change at Seattle–based WAMU, the nation's largest savings and loan? We hear more about the new CEO. Seattle's neighborho
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