1) Recent public debate about the "no-pass, no-play" policy, especially in the legislature and the media, proceeded without reliable evidence about the effect of the policy on individual students, in individual schools, and in school across he state...
Source: O.L. Davis Jr., Editor, Journal of Curriculum and Supervision
2) In 1984, "Texas became the first state to impose academic eligibility requirements to participate in athletics. Since then nearly thirty states have established similar academic minimums, with many expanding the scope to include student participation in all extracurricular activities."
Source: National Association of State Boards of Education
3) "Educational decision makers must look at the consequences of denying students the right to participate to get them to work harder in the classroom... These kinds of exclusionary policies may well damage overall achievement and work against those students who could benefit most directly from involvement."
Source: John Holloway, "Extracurricular Activities: The Path to Academic Success?"
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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