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(Columbus) A pair of Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bi-partisan bill that would create a pilot program to study potential cash incentives to encourage students in underperforming districts to attend school. The program would run in two districts. One urban district and one rural district. Over a two-year period, half of the students in kindergarten and in ninth grade would receive cash payments to go to school. The other half of the students in those grades would not be paid. Payments could be $25 every two weeks, $150 for a quarter, or $500 for the entire school year for students who achieve a 90-percent attendance rate. The measure would also allow for cash payments for students who graduate, and even more money for receiving A's and B's and for a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The bill calls for $1.5 million to pay for the pilot program.
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