Westland – How much is an improved grade point average worth? How about $200 a semester? Sounds great to Donovan Gilbert, a 10th grader at John Glenn High School. “I like how I’m getting more help to get my assignments in and my grades are improving a lot from last year,” said Donovan, 15. But what about the money? He chuckles a bit. “It’s nice to get the money, yeah.” At Glenn High, 400 of 1,850 students have signed up to get paid for getting better grades, under a program funded through a $50,000 donation from Glenn Shaw, a businessman and former city council member, said assistant principal Kim Cieszynski. They’re being mentored by 92 teachers who volunteered for the program. To...
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