Errors Mar Equity Reports
By Jodi Upton and Erik Brady, USA Today, October 18, 2005

A federal law intended to shine light on whether colleges treat male and female athletes equitably is mired in mistakes, interpretation errors and bureaucratic neglect 10 years after its passage, a USA TODAY investigation has found.

Of the nation's highest-profile athletic programs, more than 34% had at least one error in the 2003 and 2004 revenue and expense figures kept by the Department of Education under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA). The errors range from just a few dollars to a $34 million data-entry mistake. The law requires all schools and the Education Department to make the figures public.

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