Okay, I know, it makes no sense. Why would we pay kids to study arts education when they like studying the arts, it has a positive effect on attendance, and in many districts across the nation, kids are denied access to arts instruction?

I was just trying to get your attention.

If you haven’t already heard, paying kids to take tests, improve performance, and attend school is the next wave of “school reform.” There are also programs to pay parents to make sure their kids attend school, take tests, etc.

Diane Ravitch, the leading education historian in the United States, among other formidable accomplishments, has written a piece on this issue for forbes.com.

Click here to read it. If you do, you’ll get a $1.00 check in the mail!