IDS 1: The Promoting Fairness and Equality in Education Act (Debating)

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The large majority of college athletes (at least in the two largest sports) live in poverty as it is. The problem is even worse in the South. You might be adding a small level of fairness (hypothetically accepting an 1000 low-income SAT over an 880 or something, I don't know what our schools' minimums are for athletes), but at what cost? Plus the revenues brought in by those two programs plus baseball in the South more than justify paying for the full cost of attendance (i.e. more than a scholarship) and can usually cover the scholarships of non-revenue athletes while still leaving the school some level of funding.

I'd really urge the legislature to consider that. I say all this not just as a fan of collegiate sports but as someone who cares deeply about education and modestly likes the premise of this bill.