What's alleged in that case ought to be of concern in everyone in the country. It relates to the quality of the diplomas students receive. Athletes continue to be a small percentage of this problem other students are taking advantage of diploma mills. It's a bigger problem than something for the sports page.
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Many and most of the nontraditional high schools do have integrity and do provide a quality education. But it is clear that some do not. The committee recognizes that these are real problems. We know the abuses are going on as we speak, and I think there's a great sense of urgency among all of the members of the committee to take on these issues as quickly as possible.Kevin Lennon
There's some thought that this can't just be the highest APR. Maybe it's the biggest jump from one year to the next. Maybe it's the biggest difference between student body and student-athlete. Maybe it's a matching grant for programs that are underperforming that want to do better. All of those things, I think, are going to be fleshed out at this meeting.
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Academic reform is really reshaping the focus of analysis to the team level.
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It's our belief there needs to be some accountability through law enforcement when students present credentials that are fraudulent.
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Are you accredited Are you listed with a state athletic association If the answer is no, those schools likely would come under the most scrutiny.
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Teams that use the squad-size adjustment to escape penalty rather than improve their academic practices right away might find the 'pay-me-later' syndrome hard to accept. As more years of APR data become available, teams will find scores harder to change.
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