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New NCAA rules may boost academics.(NEWSWATCH)(academic progress rate for schools)(Brief Article)
Appearing to get tough in demanding higher graduation rates for varsity athletes, the NCAA sent Academic Progress Rate (APR) data from 2003-04 to every Division I school's CEO recently. The reports give each school its overall APR for the past year, as well as APRs for each NCAA championship sport the school sponsors.
About 7% of all athletics teams will be subject to financial aid restriction penalties beginning in 2005-06, according to projections. More than 50% of all Division I schools would have at least one team subject to that penalty.
Teams with the lowest APRs are concentrated in the sports of football, baseball and ...
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