Yesterday on Morning Edition Frank Deford suggested, somewhat sarcastically, that an unintenteded benefit of Title IX compliance in the area of athletics is that distracting girls with sports would help alleviate the academic gap between boys and girls.
An interesting theory, in light of evidence that athletic participatation enhances academic performance.
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