Student Mobility: Does it affect educational outcomes? - Access related research titles from the ECS Research Studies Database. Links embedded in titles will take you to each study's major findings and recommendations....

Report of the Rawlings Panel on Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - As state spending on universities retracted, revenue from athletics gained importance. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, some would argue that athletics-academics tipping point crashed on the side of athletics; as a result, the Association of American Universities has come up with a list of 28 recommendations at UNC-Chapel Hill’s request that may be embraced by other institutions. For example, consider requiring a year of readiness for “special admit” athletes in which they would be ineligible to compete. Final decision-making authority for athlete admission must reside with academic and admissions staff. Practice time should be reduced. (Jim Delaney, Patricia Goodson, Robert Malekoff, Amy Perko and Hunter Rawlings, Rawlings Panel on Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 2013)...

Do Schools Challenge Our Students?: What Student Surveys Tell Us About the State of Education in the United States - Based on an analysis of a federal survey of students in elementary and high schools around the country, the authors find that many schools are not challenging students and large percentages of students report that their school work is “too easy”; many students are not engaged in rigorous learning activities; students don’t have access to key science and technology learning opportunities; too many students don’t understand their teacher’s questions and report that they are not learning during class; and students from disadvantaged background are less likely to have access to more rigorous learning opportunities. The authors conclude with recommendations. (Center for American Progress, July 2012)...