The Mercury News – Sharon Noguchi
“California students are less fit than they were in 2014, although they’re marginally in better shape than five years ago, according to tests released by the state Department of Education. Statewide, the percentage of students who met all six of the state’s fitness goals declined half a percentage point or less. Yet, only 26.4 percent of fifth-graders, 32.5 percent of seventh-graders and 37.6 percent of ninth-graders, the only grades tested, were declared fit. In local counties, students generally performed better than their statewide peers, except for ninth-graders in Alameda County.”(more)