The national effort to raise educational standards ââ?¬â? especially for the inner-city poor ââ?¬â? is besieged by advocates of mediocrity and the bad old status quo. A vivid example of that can be found in the growing number of dubious “prep schools” where barely literate athletes earn bogus grades, often by taking no real courses to speak of. The athletes can then move on to universities that care nothing about them and value winning teams above all else. This deception exploits the athletes, who will probably end up back on the streets without degrees. It also encourages young people everywhere to ignore their studies in the belief that they will one day be rich professional athletes.
Office of Strategic Communication