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$100

The amount that Camden, N.J., is paying 66 of its high school students to not skip school. The grant money funding the program needs to be used by Sept. 30, so the students will get paid at the beginning of the year and sign a pledge to show up the rest of the year.

The amount that Camden, N.J., is paying 66 of its high school students to not skip school. The grant money funding the program needs to be used by Sept. 30, so the students will get paid at the beginning of the year and sign a pledge to show up the rest of the year.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.