Paying Kids for Good Grades: Does It Work?

The study was organized by a Harvard economist named Roland Fryer, above, using private money, in Washington and three other cities: Dallas, New York and Chicago.
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The study was organized by a Harvard economist named Roland Fryer, above, using private money, in Washington and three other cities: Dallas, New York and Chicago.

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