From the story: “Schools, under pressure to boost student achievement, are offering incentives — field trips and cash, for example — to motivate students. (S)upporters … say the prizes motivate kids at first, but the children eventually form good study habits and become interested in succeeding regardless of whether rewards are on the line.”
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