Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should children be paid to go to school?
Position1 of 2›

Yes, children should be paid to go to school

This position holds that paying children to attend school is worthwhile. On this view attendance is the precondition for everything else schooling offers, and a payment reaches precisely the pupils whose circumstances give them a reason to stay away.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Payment removes the reason the poorest children stay away
  2. A distant benefit needs a reason to matter now