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 government) make some changes.

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 ...

In an era when so much of a child’s time is monopolized by sitting in front of digital screens, some parents and educators are urging kids to get up and move. Some apps have tried to incorporate ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new national poll on children’s health from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds that fewer one ...

The school is the only one of its kind in the area and has a waiting list. Families who can’t enroll there must look elsewhere for services.