NCAA Abandons Unlimited Contact Rule for Prospective Athletes
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors suspended a rule that would have allowed college coaches to contact recruits an unlimited number of times in high school. Read Full Post >
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May 02, 2013
April 05, 2013
NCAA to Launch Academics-Based Ads for High School Student-Athletes
The NCAA will be launching a series of academics-based advertisements targeting middle- and high-school student-athletes in the coming months. Read Full Post >
April 01, 2013
An Academic Update on the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament picks purely on academics don't match up well with the March Madness outcome. Read Full Post >
March 19, 2013
Academic Predictions for the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
If the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament was based on academics, the University of Kansas would emerge victorious. Read Full Post >
March 08, 2013
Exercise Could Protect Students from Stress, Study Suggests
A forthcoming medical study suggests physical exercise can cushion students from daily stress. Read Full Post >
February 13, 2013
Study Asks: Can High School Students 'Catch' Good Grades?
A new study published this afternoon in the online journal PLOS-1—and conducted by a team of high school students partnering with researchers via a National Science Foundation outreach program—suggests grades of friends rise or fall together over time. Read Full Post >
February 13, 2013
School Academic Success and Athletic Commitment Boost Each Other, Study Finds
High schools that succeed athletically are not necessarily punting on their academic success, according to an analysis published recently in the Journal of Research in Education. Read Full Post >
February 07, 2013
Schools Don't Sacrifice Academics for Athletics, Analysis Suggests
High schools that succeed athletically aren't necessarily punting on their academic success. Read Full Post >
February 04, 2013
Highlighting New Basketball Books for Young Readers
Education Week's BookMarks blog takes a look at several new and forthcoming basketball-related titles for young readers. Read Full Post >
February 03, 2013
The Other Super Bowl
What about an academic super bowl? Read Full Post >
