how does it work?

The Million program understands that school can be tough, but also knows the importance students place on socializing and connecting with friends. So it rewards hard work inside school with free cell phones and minutes outside of school.

The phones will be released at random to two student groups.

One group will automatically receive minutes on a regular basis. The other group will be rewarded with more minutes when they read outside of school.

The students in the second group can choose books from an approved list and take quizzes about them on a school computer.

For every 20 points they earn by passing a quiz, they receive 200 minutes. These minutes are added to their phones every two weeks while school is in session.