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From left: Rodney Thomas, Tyreke Johnson and Malik Harris, at Burroughs Education Center in Washington, look at their payment vouchers
Thursday, Apr. 08, 2010

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  • What motivates kids to work hard in school? The exclusive story of a national experiment in paying for performance that delighted children, offended adults and provoked death threats against the scientist
Photo: Samantha Contis for TIME | Source: What motivates kids to work hard in school? The exclusive story of a national experiment that delighted children, offended adults and provoked death threats against the scientist