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Do Athletic Kids Fare Better as Adults?

by Reggie Reyes, Posted Mar 17th 2010 2:05PM

As a parent of three kids, I make it a priority to sign them up for as many different sports as possible, hoping they will continue one or two of them into their teenage and adult years. When I look back at my reasoning behind signing them up, it ...
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Teen Athlete Claims She Was Benched for Pregnancy

by Amy Hatch, Posted Dec 8th 2009 12:48PM

A Texas teen claims she was benched from her high school volleyball team because she is pregnant and that her coach told her teammates the big news without consulting her, according to ESPN. Senior Mackenzie McCollum was a starting setter on ...
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The myth of gender bias in school

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 20th 2008 7:01PM

You know that old saying about the glass being half full? Well, for some time now, speculation has been that when that glass is half full for girls, it's half-empty for boys. Ever since the passing of Title IX, which bans discrimination in ...
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The unintended consequences of Title IX

by Bethany Sanders, Posted May 13th 2008 12:00PM

According to a recent NYT article, Title IX had an amazing impact on the number of girls and women who play sports. Title IX was passed in 1972, a bill that eliminated the exclusion of women in any federally funded educational activity. Though it's ...
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Boy not allowed to compete on girl's gymastics team

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Nov 30th 2006 4:32PM

As there isn't a boy's gymnastics team at Stevens Point Area High School, Keith Michael Bukowski figured he'd join the girl's team. But according to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, boy's aren't allowed to compete in girl's ...
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