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ATLANTA, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A Georgia school district plans to pay students $8 an hour to attend an after-school program, with the rate going up as grades improve.
Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, kicks off a 15-week pilot program Thursday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The first participants are to be 40 students from Creekside High School and Bear Creek Middle School in Fairburn.
School officials said in a press release students were selected for the program based on grades, attendance and whether they are eligible for free lunches. The goal is to test whether paying students will motivate them to improve their academic standing.
Charles Loudermilk, head of Aaron Rents, donated funding for the program through the Learning Makes A Difference Foundation, an Atlanta-area foundation.
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