If elementary school physical education conjures memories of being pegged by a dodgeball, huffing and puffing through timed miles, or climbing a rope dangling from the rafters, Richmond Elementary ...

Running a mile at school — or just doing a few jumping jacks — helps kids with academic and social emotional learning, but too many schools are giving PE short shrift, educators say Amanda Amtmanis, ...

It is no longer your grandfather’s physical education class in at least one Vacaville elementary school. Valerie Blanchard’s third-graders on Monday spent the better part of some 40 minutes running, ...

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Students in Janice Herring's physical education teacher-prep class practice how to assess arm reach in senior citizens. From left, Shelby Yamamoto measures, Elizabeth Carrillo directs and Carlos ...

If elementary school physical education conjures memories of being pegged by a dodgeball, huffing and puffing through timed miles, or climbing a rope dangling from the rafters, Richmond Elementary ...