For $20, kids can buy a better grade »

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North Carolina - Selling candy didn’t raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro middle school is selling grades. A $20 donation to Rosewood Middle School will get a student 20 test points - 10 extra points on two tests of the student’s choosing. That could raise a B to an A, or a failing grade to a D. Susie Shepherd, the principal, said a parent advisory council came up with the idea, and she endorsed it. She said the council was looking for a new way to raise money. State education officials, who typically shy from talking about grading at individual schools, were not pleased to hear of Rosewood’s effort.

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    BronxBomber3 weeks, 4 days ago

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    Boy! Kids came a long way from extorting others for their lunch money.

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