NASPE in the NEWS

NASPE is the organization that the national press looks to for credible background and information on stories related to physical education and sport.  Here are just a few of the national stories featuring NASPE. 

05/29/2011

• Washington Post: NASPE Executive Director, Charlene Burgeson, quoted in "Frederick's Orchard Grove Elementary School is Making Strides in Fitness"

10/13/2010

• Paul Roetert, AAHPERD CEO, and Joe Herzog, AAHPERD member from Fresno, CA, are quoted in "Can We Finally Dump the Dumb Jock Gym Teacher Stereotype" on http://education.change.org. 

10/11/2010

• USA Today: NASPE Executive Director, Charlene Burgeson, quoted in Video games help schools get kids moving, exercising more 

 9/21/2010

• Healthy Weight Commitment Press Release: Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and Discovery Education Announce Energy Balance Curriculum to Combat Childhood Obesity

9/20/2010

• PRWEB: NFL Network Announces Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha as National Spokesperson for Keep Gym in School Campaign and New "PE Teacher of the Year" Award.  

6/25/2010 

• Scholastic's Instructor Magazine: Healthy Kids: Mrs. Obama asks schools to help get kids active 

6/25/2010

• Scholastic's Administrator Magazine: Growing Healthy Kids: Schools are jumping on board with Michelle Obama's campaign to improve child health and nutrition

6/8/2010

• RWJF: Unhealthy Foods and Beverages Widely Available and Physical Activity Options Lacking in U.S. Elementary Schools

6/2/2010 

• U.S. News & World Report: Health Highlights: More States Require Phys Ed for Students: Report

4/29/2010

• Business Wire: Cartoon Network to Launch Move It Movement Tour In Partnership with NASPE's Let's Move in School Platform

4/22/2010  

• House Committee on Education and Labor Press Release: Richard Simmons, American Heart Association and Others Team Up with Reps. Kind, Wamp, and Chairman Miller Calling for More P.E. in Schools

4/14/2010

• USA Today: Study: Physical activity can boost student performance

4/5/2010

• National Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year Lana Peterson-Pressler interviewed by 10/11 News in Nebraska: Rousseau Elementary School Teacher Receives National Honor

4/1/2010

• NASPE Past President Steve Jefferies and other AAHPERD members are quoted in the feature article Sports for Life in District Administration Magazine for K-12 administrators.

3/29/10

• Game Career Guide: Konami Partners with NASPE to Bring DDR, Walk It Out! to Schools

3/23/2010

• NASPE's Program Manager, Research, Rian Landers wrote How to Eat Healthy in Childhood Sports for LIVESTRONG.com (Lance Armstrong Foundation)

2/9/10

• Peaceful Playgrounds: NASPE Announces PEP Grant Changes for 2011

2/4/2010

• NASPE Past President Steve Jefferies and various NASPE/AAHPERD members are quoted The Washington Post article Teach your children wellness: Schools are rethinking phys ed 

2/3/2010

• NASPE's position statement, Opposing Substitution and Waiver/Exemptions For Required Physical Education, is mentioned in the ABC News article Waiver Option Helps Many Florida Students Dodge P.E. Class

1/25/2010

• Voices of the National Physical Activity Plan: Charlene Burgeson, NASPE Executive Director

12/9/2009

• NASPE Board member Bryan McCullick's article, "Obesity won't improve without reforming PE," published in the Atlanta Constitution