Through a casting company, they found a high-school model and an New York University student to play the main characters in photos and videos.

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Even if athletic prowess doesn't lead to a scholarship, it may make an athlete more attractive to a selective schools, which can then entice the student to attend and play by offering other types of financial aid.

WSJ: Competing for Scholarships on the Field and Online

When he became a student at Hampshire College and began to play live shows, his tools were a sampler, two tape decks, and the synthesizer that his father gave him.

NEWYORKER: Time Indefinite

While there are no surveys determining the percentage of schools nationally that have instituted pay-to-play, what they charge, and the effect on student participation, plenty of information is coming out that the percentage is higher, the amount they charge varies wildly depending upon perceived budgetary needs, and whatever is charged, it is driving down student athletic participation.

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It illsutrates teacher-centred and student-centred approaches which can play a part in helping students relate the curriculum to the real world - both the natural and technological environments in which they live.

UNESCO: Education

This disruption will play out over years, if not decades, as struggling colleges fight to stay alive and student attitudes towards online education evolve.

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