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Martin Gottlieb is an editorial writer and columnist for the Dayton Daily News opinion pages. He focuses on the political process itself and does such national issues as war, the economy, taxes and Social Security, as well as a hodge-podge of local and state issues.Home > Blogs > A Matter of Opinion > Archives > 2009 > January > 28 > Entry
Scholarships: Good idea or bad?
For those who have not been following along, Martin Gottlieb column today is the fourth in a series exploring the appropriateness of athletic scholarships at universities and colleges. You can find all four columns here:
—Athletic scholarships: Yeah right!
—Sports scholarships not inevitable part of the human circumstance
—Sports money not getting into classrooms
—Distinguishing among sports wouldn’t work
Read them all and give us your final take in the comments. What is your position on athletic scholarships and why?
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By Mary
January 28, 2009 1:57 PM | Link to this
While his columns have made a good start to inform the public, my overall comment is the public is still being somewhat misled on the total costs and various impacts on education including class sizes and education environment. Bits and pieces are not providing the total financial picture of athletics in the education environment -the tax deductions donors get, the impact on total tax revenue, the missed opportunity and/or added expenses for students who are usually better and more dedicated students than most scholarship athletes, how athletics costs are carried on the books including stadiums and arenas and limited real estate costs, etc. As I pointed out on a previous blog entry here today, the article about Tipp City Schools is also misleading because the tax dollars school districts provide to athletics (not including physical education) exceeds pay to play fees while the board is considering cuts to field trips and busing to school which supports the academic mission.