About 148,000 students sucessfully completed 303,000 half-credit Florida Virtual School courses this past school year.
PE
8/8/2012
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the School District of Mishicot $895,000 in PEP grant funding, according to Superintendent Colleen Timm.
8/6/2012
Gov. John Lynch is publicly signing a law that creates new rules regarding student-athletes who suffer concussions.
8/6/2012
While many schools across the country are doing away with physical education, the McAllen School District is putting a bigger emphasis on this subject.
8/6/2012
I read with interest StudentsFirst founder Michelle Rhee's "sounding the alarm" commentary on the "harmful policies" in our educational system, but I was stunned that she didn't mention reforming physical education as a key element for our future success ("Column: Olympic effort needed for education").
7/31/2012
High school football season is just weeks away, and Monday marked the first day of practice in pads for many schools. However, those added layers mean teams are increasing the level of rough play, and the possible injuries that could follow.
7/24/2012
Contest offers unprecedented grand prize of $45,000 in curriculum, training, and equipment in support of National Childhood Obesity Awareness month.
7/10/2012
More than a half-century ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, and today Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Michelle Obama are among those making childhood obesity a public cause. But even as virtually every state has undertaken significant school reforms, many American students are being granted little or no time in the gym.
7/9/2012
Only six states nationwide require the recommended 150 minutes of elementary school-based physical education, according to a study by University of Georgia kinesiology professor Bryan McCullick.
6/25/2012
Drew Brees knows he has a dangerous job. The record-setting quarterback of the New Orleans Saints is eager to make football safer at all levels.
6/20/2012
The American Medical Association wants schools to include a yearly curriculum aimed at preventing obesity for public school kids and teens.
6/12/2012
Sweetwater Union High School District is bringing iPad use to the PE classroom through the use of iPad-enabled SPARK curriculum.
4/26/2012
SPARK, provider of the world’s most-researched physical education programs and a division of School Specialty, is introducing SPARK High School Physical Education, an innovative and technology-rich package of resources for high school physical educators.
3/9/2012
The Oregon Board of Education will continue to take steps toward adopting rules that could ban Native American mascots from schools across the state.
1/31/2012
Olympic gold-medal gymnast Shawn Johnson and Rep. Bruce Braley recently introduced the Shawn Johnson Fitness for Life Act in Iowa. The bill aims to improve PE programs and get students excited about exercise by using technology such as heart monitors and computerized fitness programs.
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