How Colleges Are Stepping Up Campus Walkability

The Atlantic - Ashlie Stevens "Two University of Kentucky students [...]

December 10th, 2015|Categories: College/University, Exercise, Health, Kentucky, Students, Walking|Tags: Education, School|

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U.S. teens don’t exercise enough at school

Reuters - Lisa Rapaport "Even though teens get more exercise [...]

December 8th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, After-School Program, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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​​Look to the US if you want to know how to get more girls into sport​

The Guardian - Lyndsey Layton "Title IX, US legislation also [...]

December 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Athletics, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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California fitness: Only 1 in 3 seventh-graders pass

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "California students are less [...]

November 29th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rethinking ‘ultra-safe’ playgrounds: Why it’s time to bring back ‘thrill-provoking’ equipment for kids

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "Angela Hanscom is a [...]

November 29th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Learning, News, Playing, Risky Play, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why kids take physical fitness tests at school

The Los Angeles Times - Sonali Kohli "Remember that test [...]

November 28th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to engage students in PE during winter: tips, tricks and ideas – live chat

The Guardian - Lisa Spiller and Sarah Marsh "We’ve all [...]

November 28th, 2015|Categories: Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Exercise, Fitness, Great Britain (UK), News, Physical Activity, Physical Education|Tags: Education, schools|

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California fitness: Only 1 in 3 seventh-graders pass

San Jose Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "California students are [...]

November 27th, 2015|Categories: California, Child Development, Children, Exercise, Fitness, Health|Tags: Education, School|

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The schools where they never say ‘sit still’

The Guardian - Rick Maese "David Spurlock is 63, a [...]

November 21st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Physical Activity, School, South Carolina, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Preschoolers Need More Outdoor Playtime in Daycare

PsychCentral - Traci Pedersen "Daycare centers play a very important [...]

November 18th, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Child-care, Childhood Obesity, Children, Daycare, Exercise, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing, Preschool, Recess, Toddlers|Tags: Education, School|

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