Chart of the Day: Athletics vs. Academics � The Quick and the Ed

Chart of the Day: Athletics vs. Academics � The Quick and the Ed

Chart of the Day: Athletics vs. Academics

by Chad Aldeman

The Knight Commission has a new report comparing spending on athletics and academics. In only the four year period from 2005 to 2008, the ratio between what schools spend on academics and athletics increased nearly 15 percent. In 2008, schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) spent more than six times as much per athlete as they did per student. In the Southeastern Conference (home to sports powerhouses like Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana State, and Georgia), the ratio was almost 11 to

QUICK Hits

by Forrest Hinton

Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day.

• Can one teacher make a difference? (The Line)
• Haven’t had enough of the World Cup? Then check out this US-vs-the-world infographic. (h/t LearnBoost Education News)
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• Are professors just too intellectual for Facebook? (The Chronicle of Higher Education)