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 ...

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

Because physical activity is associated with a significant reduction in depression symptoms, physical education programs in primary and secondary schools can play a key role in improving the mental ...

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 ...

The work of a gym teacher in Rockingham County earned her a prestigious statewide teaching award for promoting wellness both ...

Well-being and school results are interconnected, but some children simply do not enjoy school. So what can we do to make school a happier experience for more children?

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 ...

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 ...

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 Mount Sinai physical education teacher has come up with a unique way to keep his students connected to the great outdoors. Eric Strovink, along with his colleagues in the Mount Sinai district, are ...