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How Physical Education Transformed One School

A new study finds that physical activity can improve test scores. At Naperville Central High School west of Chicago,  the kids who struggle with math and reading go to PE class first.

"What we're trying to do here is jump start their brain," says Paul Zientarski, chairman of the Physical Education Department at Naperville.  So the very first class of the day is physical education. Read more>>