NFL superstar Randy Moss once famously said, “straight cash homie,” when describing how he would pay a fine. And KIPP charter school officials want to offer their students in Jacksonville “straight cash” for their FCAT performance.
Other students in Northeast Florida have been offered gift cards, parties, even cars for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. KIPP Impact Middle School, though, wants to give cash — $20 — to students who reach specific learning gains scores.
If all of the school’s 160 students reach their targets, the school would pay about $3,200 in private donations to the students.
KIPP Impact, a national network of public college preparatory charter schools that targets underprivileged students, had the region’s lowest FCAT score last year.
You need to be a member of First Coast Tea Party to add comments!
Join First Coast Tea Party