When my middle child was in high school, nothing I said or did could keep him from dropping out. But what if I’d tried paying him?

Paying students is what the Philadelphia School District is implementing. In 2025, public school students who failed the Keystone Algebra 1 exam will be offered the chance to enroll in an eight-week course of extra classes to meet in the morning before school, in the afternoon after school, or on Saturdays, and then to retake the test in May. Those who opt-in will receive a cash stipend.

Read the history of these programs – and their results – at: https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/should-schools-pay-students-attend-remediation-programs