A slam Dunc.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: TILTING at windmills - Arne Duncan - Brief article - Column

I was delighted to see Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speak out against the disgraceful practice of allowing college athletes to continue to play when they are not on track to graduate. Ten of the sixty-four schools participating in the NCAA's big basketball tournament this year have fewer than half of their players progressing toward graduation. Duncan challenged the NCAA to remove these institutions from the tournament. Unsurprisingly, they declined.

Sometimes, even those who graduate have...