Lucky high school students in Virgina Beach are being paid for good grades. The students receive $100 for each three, four and five they earn on the exams.
While $100 per test may seem like a lot, the test costs $80 to take, so students actually on pocket $20. The program is funded through a private grant, and the teachers of the students taking the test are also rewarded via training and new supplies. The American schooling system is miles behind the rest of the world, and maybe it will take a cash incentive or two to help gain some ground. I wouldn't be shocked to see big corporations like Microsoft or Amazon push kids to study math or science with cash incentives and college tuition assistance.
Profitable Test Taking
Students in Virginia Beach are Paid for Good Grades on Their AP Exams
Trend Themes
1. Incentivized Learning - Providing monetary incentives for academic success could become a growing trend in the education industry.
2. Corporate Sponsorship - Large corporations may begin to offer financial incentives for academic achievement in order to promote education in STEM fields.
3. Teacher Rewards - Programs offering financial incentives for teachers who help students achieve academic success could become more common in the education industry.
Industry Implications
1. Education - The education industry could embrace incentivized learning as a way to improve academic performance for students.
2. STEM - Corporate sponsorship of STEM education could increase as large companies seek to promote talent acquisition in these fields.
3. Teacher Training - Programs that financially incentivize teachers for their students' academic success could encourage further investment in teacher training programs.