They Rake In Cash For Their Schools

These on-campus engagements open the door for future engagements and a type of continuity that leads to the development of student service traditions and worthwhile events that serve the student body. Some athletic programs take these opportunities to raise awareness on issues such as gender inequality, racism, sexism, body shaming and to support their LGBTQ peers. Unfortunately, student-athletes can’t merely reduce their credit hours to lighten the workload each week. For all notable associations such as the NCAA, NJCAA, and NAIA, students must maintain full-time enrollment, often with at least 12 credit hours per semester during which their sport takes place.

As with most investments, investments in education savings plans may not make any money and could lose some or all of the money invested. Unlike the prepaid tuition option, a college savings plan allows you to cover costs beyond tuition. Qualified expenses can include course materials, supplies, books, registration fees, and even room and board in some cases. Tuition payments can be made either in a lump sum or through an approved installment plan. While most plans cater to undergraduate study, some options allow prepaid tuition plans to be applied to graduate study as well. Costs covered by these programs generally apply only to the cost of tuition, so other expenses such as room and board, health care costs, other fees, and materials are not covered.

Walk-on athletes, or those who were not actively recruited by a school’s athletic program but become part of the team, typically do not receive athletically based financial aid, but may qualify later on if they display athletic and scholastic talent. Because Black students are over-represented in high revenue-generating sports, Brown and Williams worry about the potential for racial exploitation in applying the amateur model. They acknowledge that substantial legal obstacles deter abandoning amateurism, such as the effect of athlete pay on universities’ federal income taxes.

Distance Learning

Such reforms make more data available to evaluate the quality of every public school and ensure that students are held to the same high levels of performance—irrespective of their race, income, or ZIP code. Core services, which make a huge difference in instructional quality and student performance, are systematically unavailable to students in low-income schools relative to students in higher-income schools. Put simply, school funding debates must go beyond the raw numbers and evaluate whether students have equitable access to the resources needed for success, including early childhood education, quality teachers, and exposure to challenging curriculum.