Schooled in Sports
Education Week contributing writer Bryan Toporek brought you K-12 sports coverage that reached far beyond box scores. He wrote about education for Education Week and Education Week Teacher, high school sports for the Falls Church News-Press in Virginia, and was a Quality Editor for Bleacher Report. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: sports.
Student Well-Being
Study Finds No Difference in Concussion-Recovery Rate for H.S., College Athletes
High school athletes do not take significantly longer to recover from concussions than their collegiate counterparts, negating the need for separate injury-management protocols for the two groups, finds a study.
Student Achievement
Who Wins the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Title Based on Academics?
If this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament were based on graduation-rate trends, the University of Texas Longhorns would emerge victorious.
Student Well-Being
NFL Official Acknowledges Link Between Football and Long-Term Brain Damage
For the first time ever, a senior National Football League official acknowledged this week a link between football and a long-term degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
School Climate & Safety
Pa. Legislators Seek to Expand Anti-Hazing Law to Secondary Schools
Under current Pennsylvania law, hazing statutes apply only to students at higher education institutions, not high schools.
Student Well-Being
Study Finds Fatigue a Culprit for Increase in Youth-Pitcher Injuries
According to a new study, fatigue and overuse are contributing factors to the increase in shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball pitchers, as their mechanics change as their pitch count increases.
School Climate & Safety
Three H.S. Football Players Charged With Assault in Alleged Hazing Incident
Three senior football players from Conestoga (Pa.) High School were charged with assault after allegedly penetrating a freshman teammate's rectum with a broom handle.
Student Well-Being
British Medical Professionals Call for Ban on Tackling in School Rugby
A group of more than 70 British doctors and medical professionals are calling for full-contact rugby in schools to be replaced with touch or non-contact rugby.
Student Well-Being
Ivy League Moves Toward Banning Full-Contact Football Practices
All eight Ivy League head football coaches unanimously voted last week to eliminate full-contact hitting from practices during the regular season.
Student Well-Being
NCAA Surveying Student-Athletes About Time Demands of Sports
After tabling discussions over student-athlete time demands at its annual convention in January, the NCAA is soliciting feedback from every Division I athlete on the topic.
Student Well-Being
Boston Globe Columnist Calls For an End to Youth Tackle Football
A Boston Globe columnist believes the long-term health risks of tackle football are too severe for young children to continue participating in it.
Student Well-Being
California High Schools Move Toward Dropping 'Redskins' Mascots
In the wake of a new state law barring any public school from having a "Redskins" mascot, at least two California high schools have begun the process of changing away from such mascots.
Law & Courts
Parents Sue Little League for Allegedly Ignoring Eligibility Concerns
In the lawsuit, the Chicago-based team's parents allege Little League was aware of potential residency issues, "but chose to ignore and/or deliberately conceal these facts in order to garner higher ratings, publicity, and money."
Student Well-Being
Fla. High School Hires First Female Head Football Coach in State History
Miami Jackson (Fla.) High School made history Monday by hiring the first female head football coach in state history, Lakatriona Brunson.
Student Well-Being
EdWeek Commentary Blasts NCAA's Academic Influence on High Schools
The author of a recent Education Week Commentary took aim at the National Collegiate Athletic Association's influence over high schools' academic offerings.