Holding students back in school once came with a negative connotation. But with college athletes now able to earn endorsement deals, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/sports-holdback-reclass-nil-endorsements-84804dbf?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">they are preparing younger and younger</a> to be recruited and potentially get paid. WSJ's <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/harriet-ryan?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Harriet Ryan</a> reports on the rise of special middle schools where students hold themselves back on purpose so they can grow, develop and mature before high school. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Ryan Knutson </a>hosts.  

Further Listening:

- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TTCnmt29vj85ywm9FI5JD?si=6cb11914dd0149a2">Inside the Black Market for High School Football Players</a>- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WRBz7UshdsCoJWMaiK5k7?si=53bb7b87c31b4174">NCAA President on a New Era for College Sports</a> - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2sPtdIFuvsaNWfAlzI83lG?si=be923b324966428e">How Gamblers Are Rigging College Basketball</a>
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