tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post2477487073371139324..comments2023-12-24T05:39:44.753-06:00Comments on Mike Klonsky's Blog: What ever happened to pay-for-grades schemes in N.Y & ChicagoMike Klonskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02017021676773731024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-6882121939484147362010-04-02T18:55:27.536-05:002010-04-02T18:55:27.536-05:00Anon,
The pay-for-grades scheme was part of a lar...Anon,<br /><br />The pay-for-grades scheme was part of a larger strategy of paying poor people to go to the dentist, and other more demeaning forms of patronization. No, there is no accountability for the more that $40 million spent--much of it going, not to the needy, but to Harvard researchers, who are still collecting millions. Mayor Bloomberg was warned ahead of time that his plan was baseless. Where is any sign of aself-critical assessment of his diversion of badly needed funds away from the classroom?David Hoffmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-16889562782056989752010-03-31T15:14:04.537-05:002010-03-31T15:14:04.537-05:00The Ferlazzo post linked headlines pay for higher ...The Ferlazzo post linked headlines pay for higher test scores, not the pay-for-grades piloted in Chicago. And the program he mentions actually was cash rewards for a variety of small behaviors. Don't know what kind of results the CPS program for grades had.<br /><br />In any case, if the program is dropped after evaluations showing it wasn't effective, isn't that (at least the start of) good accountability? Clearly, there were problems with the program, and as with all incentive programs one needs to have a clear plan and process for how incentives are to be removed; but dropping it is better than continuing to spend money on it because it fits one's ideological biases, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com