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Desperate schools paying students $1,000 just to show up as attendance plummets – they can get $100 for only one week

the-sun.com · 13dShare

SCHOOLS are now paying students hundreds of dollars to show up - and program is expanding. Middle schools students will now be able to get up to $500 total, while high schools can receive $1,000 total. The Detroit Public Schools Community District is offering students money to attend class. The incentive is meant to address...

First report: Detroit Public Schools are paying kids up to $1,000 just to attend class — and teaching them an awful lesson — nypost.com, 14d