With childhood-obesity rates zooming--more than a three-fold increase in 30 years--schools are under pressure from parents, health officials and legislators to serve something more .
Reputation can trump money: Reputation concerns can encourage people to take part in real world 'public-good' programs Using enrollment in a California blackout prevention program as an experimental test bed, a team of researchers showed that while financial incentives boosted participation only slightly, making participation in the program observable –- through the use of sign-up sheets posted in apartment buildings -– produced a three-fold increase in sign-ups.
June 10, 2013 - Science Daily
Reputation can trump money ( Harvard University ) Using enrollment in a California blackout prevention program as an experimental test bed, a team of researchers showed that while financial incentives boosted participation only slightly, making participation in the program observable -- through the use of sign-up sheets posted in apartment buildings-- produced a three-fold increase in sign-ups.
June 10, 2013 - EurekAlert!
Manmohan Singh in MBAUniverse.com This is the surest way of ensuring rapid inclusive growth in the long run,Dr. Manmohan Singh said, adding "We have made education a priority area for public policy, and as a favoured sector, education is seeing a three-fold increase in its...
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