Sports Officials Fret over Oklahoma Plan to Raise Standards.

Lederman, Douglas

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ERIC Number: EJ416915

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Sports Officials Fret over Oklahoma Plan to Raise Standards.

Lederman, Douglas

Chronicle of Higher Education, v37 n7 pA41-43 Oct 17 1990

A proposed state policy requiring college students to maintain a 2.0 grade point average to participate in extracurricular activities is seen by supporters of athletics as discriminating against athletes and endangering Oklahoma's teams' success. If the extracurricular activities provision is removed, grade standards for good academic standing would be made even higher. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletes, College Athletics, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education, Public Opinion, Public Policy, School Holding Power, State Government, State Standards

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma

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