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US pupils pocket iPods and cash as schools pay them to learn

March 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
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AT the Northeast high school in Macon, Georgia, teenagers who studied hard last year earned cash, film tickets, restaurant vouchers and iPods as rewards for their efforts. Jessie Humphrey, a 15-year-old pupil who scored top marks in all her exams, walked away with a 26in flatscreen television, courtesy of a school incentive programme aimed at [...]