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Houston Chronicle looks at HISD's pay-to-learn program; view what Terry Grier told Texas Watchdog about the fairness of the program
Friday, Jun 04, 2010, 01:04PM CST
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By Lee Ann O'Neal

You may have seen the Houston Chronicle's story today about an HISD initiative to pay students $30 a day to attend Saturday tutoring sessions.

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(Grier's plan) also includes replacing most of the principals, ousting ineffective teachers, extending the school year and day, and offering a double dose of math and English to students below grade level. ...
Students behind academically would be asked to attend two Saturday sessions a month for three hours each. They would earn $30 a day, plus free breakfast and lunch.
The rate has inched up a bit since Grier first proposed the pay-to-learn plan last month. He said then that the Houston Independent School District could pay the students $7 to $8 an hour under what administrators have named the Apollo 20 program. See what Grier said at that time about the fairness of paying some students to learn, but not others.
 

Contact Lee Ann O'Neal at 713-980-9777 or leeann@texaswatchdog.org. Follow news about the Houston Independent School District on Twitter. Search #hisd.
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