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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)...

Student Nomads: Mobility in Ohio's Schools - Offering a rare contribution to student mobility research, "Student Nomads" is a massive (406 pages) look at student mobility in Ohio, but there is much to be learned by other states as well. Student mobility itself is massive in Ohio urban, suburban and rural settings. While some findings are distressing - families may have to move because of foreclosure or job loss - another big chunk involves moving from failing schools to successful schools; movement also is influenced by availability of charters, open enrollment, magnet and alternative schools. While this report gives a lot of information about the situation as it exists, it leaves recommendations on what to do about student mobility for future research. Community Research Partners, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2012) ...