Roland Fryer

AGE: 31
OCCUPATION: Harvard University economics professor
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: The youngest African American to earn tenure at Harvard, Fryer published landmark studies on the role of race in education. Now he's turned his attention to New York City's public-school system in the hopes of determining whether financial incentives can successfully motivate students.

CON: Some teachers bristle at the notion of paying for performance.

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