Cash Incentives Create Competition
Payment Program Is Source of Pride, Shame for D.C. Students
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 22, 2009;
Page C01
D'Angelo Dorsey's envelope remained sealed when he arrived home one day
last month from his Southeast Washington school. The 12-year-old knew
the amount written on the check inside, each dollar tied to his
behavior and performance, but he didn't want to see it.
"I'm ashamed," D'Angelo said. "It's too low."
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Civic association serving the communities of Edgewood and Eckington.
