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What happened when schools paid high schoolers $50 a week, no strings attached?

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jonathan Johnson, founder and CEO of Rooted School Foundation, about a study involving his charter schools which gave $50 weekly to low-income students.

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Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
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