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PE4life in the News      PE News and Videos

4/30/2008 - Speed Stacks and PE4life team up
1/30/2008-- Generation XL on KCPT
PE4life in 12th Kansas City School

Not Your Parents' PE Class- PEP winner story
Exercise Does the Cranium Good
10/09/07-- ACFN, PE4life, ADAF Launch Healthy Schools Partnership Pilot
Phil Lawler Feature; Audio Interview 
Video Games that Keep Kids Fit
Gym- The Next Generation

9/25/07--Human Kinetics and PE4life Announce Partnership
6/21/2007-- PE4life Finds Dramatic Results
Innovation in the Gym- KC Star Editorial
5/10/2007-- PE4life Testifies on Capitol Hill
4/10/2007-- Rollerblade® and PE4life join forces
3/6/2007-- Lincoln Middle School launches innovative PE4life Academy

 

Bill to Increase Physical Education Passes in Oklahoma
More Emphasis Needed on PE
Hollywood Gets an "F" in Gym
Schools Struggle Making PE Required
Better Brain video and article
PBS Newshour - March 22, 2002 article on PE4life

     
State Legislative News 
  Obesity    

California Task Force Report
Florida Law Requires Daily PE
Kentucky Gets Kids in Shape
Mississippi Makes Room for Exercise
Ohio Hopes for Daily PE
Oregon PE Required
Tennessee Boosts PE Credits Needed

Texas PE Keeps Progressing

 

Playtime Predicament
Childhood Obesity
Obesity in America- Map
Motivating the Overweight Child
10 ways to Raise Food Smart Kids
Children and Sweetened Drinks

     
Pep Grant Info  
  Exercise and the Brain

June, 2007 -- Eighty million dollars was allotted for 2007 PEP Grant winners. One hundred forty seven winners were announced in June. No new applications were taken in 2007. The winners were taken from the pool of 2006 applicants.

September 14, 2007-- PE4life hosted the inaugural PEP Grant Resource Conference. Twenty five PEP Grant winning school districts/ organizations from across the nation attended the event. The Conference consisted of presentations from a Resource Panel of past PEP Grant winners, as well as PE4life President, Anne Flannery, PE4life Vice President of Operations, Brenda VanLengen, and PE4life Director of Education and Outreach (and legend), Phil Lawler. The PEP Grant Resource Conference also included a Vendor Symposium of more than 25 equipment suppliers including Sportime, Polar, Fitlinxx, and Expresso Fitness. Thanks to everyone who helped make the event a success! Visit our homepage to view pictures.

 
PE4life Featured in New Book- SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey
SPARK features PE4life and highlights academic improvements at PE4life Academies in Titusville, PA and the Naperville, IL 203 District. You'll hear about pioneering PE4lifers Phil Lawler, Paul Zientarski, and Tim McCord in this new book. SPARK is available for purchase in the PE4life Pro Shop. Visit Dr. Ratey's website. To learn more about booking Dr. Ratey for a speaking engagment, please contact Shanna Goodman at sgoodman@pe4life.org.  

Additional exercise and the brain resources:
Exercise Helps Overweight Kids
Exercise Does the Cranium Good
Train Your Brain with Exercise
Lobes of Steel
Physical Exercise for a Better Brain
Buff and Brainy

     
     


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