Why Money Might Not Motivate Us

Investigating intrinsic and extrinsic incentives, researchers have explained why money does not always promote positive performance.

Should Kids Get Paid for Grades?

What happens when you combine a $100 student payment with a teacher bonus for high A.P. grades, better lab equipment, free tutoring, Saturday classes and extra teacher training? At one Boston school, the results for the A.P. Statistics exam were:…