![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_edc616bda2504a8eb267160883baf47f.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e5400_edc616bda2504a8eb267160883baf47f.webp)
![The Real March Madness: Only Half of Black Male Student Athletes Graduate](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_edc616bda2504a8eb267160883baf47f.jpg/v1/fill/w_658,h_475,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e5400_edc616bda2504a8eb267160883baf47f.webp)
The Real March Madness: Only Half of Black Male Student Athletes Graduate
Now that March Madness is in full swing, legions of sports fans are glued to their television sets, watching their favorite college...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_32d5a7493c77459999250a45e501e356.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e5400_32d5a7493c77459999250a45e501e356.webp)
![Stereotypes can affect athletes' academic performance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_32d5a7493c77459999250a45e501e356.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_431,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e5400_32d5a7493c77459999250a45e501e356.webp)
Stereotypes can affect athletes' academic performance
Thomas Dee, a professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Education, writes in a new study that the academic stigma associated with...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_afe0aff6bd7a4a098bff73aaeb6cdbef.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e5400_afe0aff6bd7a4a098bff73aaeb6cdbef.webp)
![High-School Sports Aren't Killing Academics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_afe0aff6bd7a4a098bff73aaeb6cdbef.jpg/v1/fill/w_630,h_322,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e5400_afe0aff6bd7a4a098bff73aaeb6cdbef.webp)
High-School Sports Aren't Killing Academics
In this month’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High-School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that school-sponsored sports programs...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_5775dd8f7dd34f55b67f0f8fbcd0327f.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e5400_5775dd8f7dd34f55b67f0f8fbcd0327f.webp)
![The Case for Sports as a Key Driver for Academic Success](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_5775dd8f7dd34f55b67f0f8fbcd0327f.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_455,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e5400_5775dd8f7dd34f55b67f0f8fbcd0327f.webp)
The Case for Sports as a Key Driver for Academic Success
Summer is quickly approaching, which means one thing for high school seniors - graduation. On the whole, high school graduation numbers...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_cb99f2bb12fd4cd9919e53099a32d8f8.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/4e5400_cb99f2bb12fd4cd9919e53099a32d8f8.webp)
![Study shows high school athletes perform better in school, persist to graduation more than non-athle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e5400_cb99f2bb12fd4cd9919e53099a32d8f8.jpg/v1/fill/w_630,h_420,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4e5400_cb99f2bb12fd4cd9919e53099a32d8f8.webp)
Study shows high school athletes perform better in school, persist to graduation more than non-athle
The stereotype of the dumb jock has been around almost as long as sport itself. On the opposite sideline there are coaches, teachers and...