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Do Economic Rewards Work? incentives will fade out but the knowledge won’t. “Once kids have gained knowledge, you can’t take that away from them,” he says. “So if these short-term incentive programs can get kids who otherwise would not have learned something to learn fundamental building blocks—how to read, basic mathematics, basic ideas about science—those payoﬀs are much greater to enhance their prospects of being lifelong learners much more than any other thing that I am aware of in my years of teaching and studying research.” Our Nation’s Capital Gains e Capital Gains program was launched as a pilot program last October at 14 middle schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Under this program, developed by Fryer, about 3,000 students will be eligible to earn up to $100 every two weeks for attending each class regularly and on time, turning in homework, displaying appropriate classroom behavior, paying attention, wearing the school uniform, and earning a minimum cumulative grade point average. Based on a point system, According to Brian Betts, principal of Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson in Washington, D.C., the Capital Gains program has great power to change students’ habits. It has helped some students get to school on time, participate in school, and be respectful to adults. “Once kids have gained knowledge, you can’t take that away from them.” —Tom Loveless, senior fellow, Brookings Institution students will be paid $2 for every earned point through this pay-for-performance program (up to 100 points per month). Sun Trust Bank has established individual savings accounts along with training in money management for these students. “When the bell rings, we sweep students up who are left in the hallway so they can get to class on time,” Betts says. Before the Capital Gains program, 30-40 kids were caught. Now, ﬁve to seven kids are. “It has made an enormous change,” she says. Students Complaining of Slow Internet? Combine inexpensive DSL/Cables broadband connections to accelerate your Internet with a Peplink Balance Multi-WAN Router. Enhance Students Learning Experience with Increased Network Speed. The Peplink Balance 710 can help your school to keep up with the increasing Internet bandwidth demand. Just add new DSL/Cable connections, and the Peplink Balance Multi-WAN Router will utilize all links to route traﬃc using Load Balancing Algorithms. Plus, your can optimize your network ﬂow by using its Traﬃc Manager policies. Now every student can work online more productively! Save Money without Losing Reliability. Lower your budget immediately by cutting your leased line or any other expensive Internet connections. Buy a Peplink Balance Multi-WAN Router, switch to a combination of low-cost Internet connections, and your Internet expense will be reduced dramatically. In case any link fails, the Balance will automatically reroute traﬃc to the healthy connections, giving you the Internet reliability your school has never experienced before. Even more aﬀordable with Education Discount! Please visit: http://www.peplink.com/edu-discount/ www.peplink.com 26 March 2009 District Administration http://www.peplink.com http://www.peplink.com http://www.peplink.com/edu-discount/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - March 2009

District Administration - March 2009
Contents
Editor’s Letter
News Update
Health & Fitness
Online Learning
Conversations
District Profile
Administrator Profile
The College Promise
Do Economic Rewards Work?
The SIFication of America
Disciplining Students with Disabilities
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
Tech Disruptions
New Products
Product Focus
New Books
Research Center

District Administration - March 2009