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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

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Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week. 13% of students do not graduate from high school, with minority populations and low-income students disproportionately affected. Long story short, elementary through high school students are struggling.

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Benefits of Physical Activity In Schools

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We did so, because we knew that exercise’s mental and physical benefits were essential for students’ well-being while living through a pandemic. Then we went back to school. ” The book quickly became the gold standard for physical education teachers and the must-cite source for why PE mattered in schools.

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Where Do All the Runners Go?

Physical Education Update

I recently watched an elementary school cross-country meet and was struck by the amount of talent that ran past me. I don’t know what it’s like in your region when it comes to cross-country participation, but our elementary school numbers are quite high. Once broken, the exercise habit is hard to re-start.