Cutting Activity Programs Only Hurts Students
by Eric Kurre
October 18, 2010
During the 1990s, extensive research concluded that participation
in high school activity programs directly related to a student’s
success in school. In fact, the National Center for Education Statistics
released a report in June 1995, stating, “ … it is clear that participation
and success are strongly associated as evidenced by
participants’ better attendance, higher levels of achievement and
aspirations to higher levels of education.”
Except from "Cutting Activity Programs Only Hurts Students" by Paula Fisher
Full Article from October 2010 "High School Today" A publication of the National Federation of State High School Associations. The full Publication can be viewed at: nfhs.org
