On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 1:27 AM, James Salsman <jsalsman(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up
for the best
twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are
likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the
present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and
board expenses.
This contest is open only to the top 50% of participants in the
Wikimedia Education Program or WikiEd Foundation's student editors.
If there are any objections to this contest, please let me know. If
there are any reasons it shouldn't be communicated to the eligible,
please let me know. I ask both foundations to match my award, taking
the prizes to $150 and $75 if they agree. Thank you!
No. At the Wiki Education Foundation, we focus on teaching students to
write neutral, fact-based encyclopedia articles instead of essays; our
asking them to write essays would be counterproductive given the mission of
our program, our organization, and the Wikimedia movement. We will not
support this effort, and ask that you do not reach out to them on your own.
LiAnna
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LiAnna Davis
Director of Programs; Deputy Director
Wiki Education
www.wikiedu.org