Nor is student participation encouraged, so budding professionals have little chance to practice important presentation skills and debating techniques.

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He also said there is an 11% decline in student participation in football because of concerned parents who have been impacted by publicity about concussions, suicides and other issues.

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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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"I have never heard of a case, not just at Lehigh, where a student achieved a zero in class participation where they attended and participated in every class, " he said.

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With property taxes rising across the country, we took a look at per-pupil spending in public schools and weighed it against student performance--SAT scores, SAT participation rates and graduation rates.

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But in college sports, the NCAA has stacked the rules against the student-athletes by forbidding them to benefit financially from their athletic participation.

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