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"Anti-truancy program pays Camden high school students to go to school
The city of Camden will be paying almost 70 high school students $100 each to go to school in the first three weeks of the year.
Funded by a grant that must be used by Sept. 30, the city is trying to fight truancy with a new program called I Can End Truancy (ICE-T),
To receive the promised $100, each of the 66 targeted students must attend classes as well as conflict-resolution and anger-management workshops until Sept. 30."
Originally posted by intrepid
From the article I assume that these are problem kids. Education is the only way to succeed. If this $6600 wins just 1 child over to get an education it's worth it. Costs a lot more for welfare or prison time.
Originally posted by jheated5
You think 3 weeks of education is going to benefit these kids at all?? I could understand a 9 month program that pays $1000 but giving them 100 for 3 weeks isn't going to do squat....
Originally posted by GoalPoster
Why don't they try this incentive program . . .Go to School or Join the Army . . . You Pick or We Will and if they fail to attend, ship them off to basic training.
Originally posted by jheated5
reply to post by GoalPoster
Thanks for your post I was going to suggest a similar go to school or be drafted attitude but figured it would just turn into an arguement.....
Originally posted by jheated5
What's your definition of effective???
someone or something that is effective works well and produces the result that was intended
▸
attractive or impressive, and producing a definite effect
Originally posted by GoalPoster
We can throw people in jail...