Stone Garden Economics

What if professors gave students money instead of grades? Instead of giving an “A,” let’s give US$400. Instead of a “B,” give US$300, and so on. Instead of grade-point averages, student transcripts would show total dollars earned. At 5 classes per semester, instead of a 4.0 GPA, an all-”A”s student could earn US$2,000, enough to recover tuition and textbook costs at Augusta State University. Crazy idea? No, not at all. . . . → Read More: Paying for Education