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Chicago public high schools are rewarding students with good grades with cash. Every five-week grading period, freshmen and sophomores can earn $50 for As, $35 for Bs, and $20 for Cs in English, math, science, social studies and physical education. They get half the money right away, and the rest after they graduate. The program--developed by the Education Laboratory at Harvard--is funded completely through private...