As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in ...

The yearly scholastic fitness test may help to combat the rising childhood obesity rate—but only if schools (and the ...

Over the next decade, there will need for over 30,000 teachers trained in special education in Minnesota. That’s according to the state’s Department of Education. One aspect of special education that ...

FARGO — Homeschooling doesn’t always have to be done in the home. Parents of homeschooled children are getting a boost to their classroom. Sanford has launched a new physical education class ...

Students need physical education, but many school districts seek waivers from providing daily gym classes because of space or scheduling conflicts, John Flaherty, Rock Island County assistant regional ...

Jean-Philippe Ayotte-Beaudet receives funding from SSHRC and FQRSC. The Quebec MInistry of Education funds the Research Chair in Outdoor Education. Felix Berrigan receives funding from CRSH, IRSC, and ...

The All Kids Bike program is a national effort to use gym classes to teach kindergarten students to ride bicycles.

Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada is one of three schools in Nevada to win a $100,000 fitness center. They are the only winner located in northern Nevada. The state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT! Fitness ...

A fter spending her day in an Albuquerque classroom with 3-year-olds, teaching them how to hold a pencil and other skills to prepare them for kindergarten, Ivydel Natachu puts on her organizing hat.

When Judy LoBianco first started teaching health education decades ago, she leaned into what she called the “shock value.” LoBianco, now the supervisor of health and physical education for the ...