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 ...

Physical education plays a big role in keeping kids active in an era dominated by screens. But as technology is increasingly incorporated into schools and classrooms, can it also be leveraged to get ...

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 ...

In 1948, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed all peoples’ inalienable right to rest and leisure. Fifty years later, the Convention on the Rights of the Child expanded ...

Physical education classes at Groton-Dunstable Middle School have been looking a little different in this still-young school year after longtime gym teacher and coach Sean Murphy retired after 35 ...

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 ...

As the 2023-24 school year begins, it is important to recognize that the impact of the pandemic continues to play out throughout our society, particularly among our youth. Scores in math and reading ...

Children and young adults who exercise regularly are more likely to seek physical activity and fitness throughout their lifespan. Recent human and animal studies have discovered that regular exercise ...

Rich Thome is an elementary physical education teacher by day and a talented wood carver by night. So talented, in fact, 18 ...