Schooled in Sports
Education Week contributing writer Bryan Toporek brought you K-12 sports coverage that reached far beyond box scores. He wrote about education for Education Week and Education Week Teacher, high school sports for the Falls Church News-Press in Virginia, and was a Quality Editor for Bleacher Report. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: sports.
Families & the Community
Pediatrics Academy Offers Sportsmanship Pointers for Youth-Sports Parents
On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a handful of recommendations to rein unruly youth-sports parents back in.
Equity & Diversity
Lawmaker Targets H.S. Sports League After Passage of Transgender Policy
State Rep. Joyce Peppin, who is set to become the state's House Majority Leader next month, disagrees with the Minnesota State High School League's new policy on transgender student-athletes.
Equity & Diversity
Minnesota High School League Approves Transgender Student-Athlete Policy
The Minnesota State High School League became the 33rd state association to approve a policy regarding transgender student-athletes.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Former H.S. Quarterback Sues State Athletic Association Over Concussions
The suit is being referred to as a first-of-its-kind, football-specific class-action lawsuit against a state high school athletic association.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Mo'ne Davis Named Sports Illustrated Kids' Sports Kid of the Year
After a monumental year, the Little League pitcher has been named the 2014 Sports Illustrated Kids Sports Kid of the Year.
School Climate & Safety
Pa. Football Coach Dismissed Due to Players' Alleged Hazing
Central Bucks (Pa.) High School West head football coach Brian Hensel will not return as the school's coach next season due to "allegations of improper conduct" regarding some of his players.
Student Well-Being & Movement
NASCAR Champ Jimmie Johnson Donates $550,000 to 12 Schools
Last week, six-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was in the spirit of giving.
Student Well-Being & Movement
N.J. Football Coach Not Reinstated to Teaching Position Following Hazing Scandal
Four other coaches were reinstated following the alleged hazing scandal, in which seven students were charged with sex crimes against teammates.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Researcher Tests Magnet-Based Strategy to Prevent Concussions
Magnets may help slow down helmet-to-helmet collisions enough to reduce concussion risks in athletes.
Student Well-Being & Movement
MLB Launches 'Pitch Smart' Initiative for Youth Baseball Pitchers
Major League Baseball's new "Pitch Smart" initiative aims to preserve the arms of young baseball pitchers by limiting the number of pitches they throw on a day-to-day basis.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Recent H.S. Football Forfeits Take a Turn for the Weird
Over the past few weeks, two different high school football games have been forfeited for, well, rather unusual reasons.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Mo. Likely to Consider Allowing Homeschoolers in Public School Sports
A bill that would allow home-schooled students to play on public school sports teams is likely to re-emerge in the Missouri legislature.
Student Well-Being & Movement
College Freshman With Brain Tumor Scores Four Points in Basketball Debut
Lauren Hill, a Mount St. Joseph University freshman with inoperable brain cancer, kicked off the 2014-15 college basketball season with a layup this past Sunday.
Law & Courts
Parents Sue N.Y. School Districts, Medical Responders Over Football Player's Death
The parents of a 16-year-old who died last fall from football-related brain trauma are suing the New York school districts he played for and the medical responders who tended to him the night he sustained his fatal injury.