Incentives or grade-selling? Line blurred in Sacramento-area cases, critics say
Schools eager to show their smarts or raise money often give students incentives to do well on tests or participate in fundraisers. Many students can earn T-shirts or toys by raising money.
Oscar Flores,left, Edgar Jimenez, Sam Kinsey and Rashaad Jackson take a quiz in math teacher Kadhir Rajagopal Algebra II class at Grant High School August 27, 2010 in Sacramento, Calif. Rajagopal constantly moves around his classroom and engages with his students as they learn. The students participated in a summer program that included extensive parent involvement. UCD partnered with the program. Parents are called when kids are late or no show. Grant High has one of the worst passage rates in the state for math on the CAHSEE for 10th graders.
