Los Angeles Attorneys: Physical Education is a Right, Not a Privilege
September 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
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A Survey of Physical Education Programs and Policies in Texas Schools
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Texas teachers are supportive of mandatory physical fitness testing but not all students are cooperating.
Physical Education and School Contextual Factors Relating to Students' Achievement and Cross-Grade Differences in Aerobic Fitness and Obesity
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Physical education programs and policies explain only some of the variance in fitness levels of Texas students socioeconomic status and community factors also are important.
Reflections on the Texas Youth Evaluation Project and Implications for the Future
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Kenneth Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., founder of the Cooper Institute, creator of the FITNESSGRAM® test battery, calls for quality physical education programs.
Texas Senate Bill 19 (SB 19) Results
November 18, 2009 | Story
Those polled were aware of physical activity requirements and that students were exceeding the minimum state physical activity requirements.
Exercise Before Class Improves Georgia Students' Grades, Self-Esteem
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
The Association of Health-Related Fitness with Indicators of Academic Performance in Texas Schools
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
School fitness attainment is found to be an indicator of schools performing higher academically.
Reliability and Validity of the FITNESSGRAM®
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Teachers get good grades for their ability to conduct fitness tests and benefit from additional training on the testing instrument.
Statewide Physical Fitness Testing
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Trained observers and physical education teachers provide insight into areas of concern and opportunities to improve fitness testing.
Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary Schools
March 25, 2009 | Book
Passing a school health policy bill is not enough. Program refinements, monitoring and accountability measures, as well as supportive communitywide efforts, are necessary to achieve the legislation's goals, according to this evaluation of a bill mandating physical education time and school health education.