Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages development of gross motor skills, helps improve coordination and balance,…
A plan to track middle school students' weight has some Naperville, Ill., parents up in arms. Part of the physical education program in Naperville District 203 asks junior…
Schools across the country are pioneering big changes in the classroom--to accomodate the 17 percent of U.S. children who are overweight or obese, according to data from the…
Five-year-olds dance hip-hop to the alphabet. Third-graders learn math by twisting into geometric shapes, fifth-graders by calculating calories. And everyone goes to the gym–every day, the Associated Press…
The Obama administration will begin a drive this week to expel Pepsi, French fries, and Snickers bars from the nation’s schools in hopes of reducing the number of…