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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: sports.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Athletic Trainers' Association Releases New Concussion-Management Statement
The National Athletic Trainers' Association released a new position statement on sports-related-concussion management at the fifth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Some Youths May Be Exaggerating Postconcussive Symptoms, Study Suggests
After suffering a concussion, some youths may feign or exaggerate their persistent symptoms, suggests a study published online today in the journal Pediatrics.
Student Well-Being & Movement
High School Ice Hockey Championship Ends in Tie After Seven Overtimes
Two Ohio high schools will share this year's state ice hockey championship after battling through seven overtimes on Saturday without ending up with a victor.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Stanford Runner Becomes First Active D-I Athlete to Sue NCAA Over Concussions
Jessica Tonn, a senior cross-country and track & field runner at Stanford University, became the first active D-I athlete to sue the National Collegiate Athletic Association over concussions on Wednesday.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Winningest High School Basketball Coach Retires After Five-Plus Decades
With 1,416 career victories to her name, Leta Andrews, the winningest head coach in high school basketball history, retired last month after 52 years of coaching.
Education
Active Video Games Found to Benefit Youths' Weight, Physical Activity
When integrated into a pediatric weight-management program, active video games have a positive effect on the amount of physical activity and weight of overweight and obese children, according to a new study.
Families & the Community
Alliance Launches Positivity Pledge for Youth-Sports Parents
Tired of hearing about out-of-control youth-sports parents and coaches? So is the National Alliance for Youth Sports.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Miami Dolphins' Bullying Scandal Reflective of High School Issues
The NFL team's troubles are only a microcosm of a global phenomenon that is just as likely to happen at a high school as it is in a professional sports franchise, and has its roots in teenage harassment.
School Climate & Safety
$60 Million High School Stadium Closes Indefinitely Because of 'Cracking' Concrete
Less than two years after opening a $60 million multi-sport stadium, Allen High School (Texas) has closed the facility indefinitely because of "extensive cracking" found "in the concrete of the stadium's concourse."
Law & Courts
District's Hair-Length Rule for Male Basketball Players Struck Down by Court
A federal appeals court has struck down an Indiana school district's policy requiring short hair for boys on the basketball team, ruling that the lack of a similar policy for girls'-team basketball players results in illegal sex discrimination.
Federal
Indianapolis Public Schools Reach Title IX Agreement With Feds
After conducting an investigation into the district, the OCR determined that it was in violation of Title IX, the federal legislation that prohibits gender-based discrimination in any federally financed education program or activity.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Teenager With Down Syndrome to Play for Harlem Globetrotters
The illustrious basketball career of Kevin Grow added another chapter on Tuesday, as the Harlem Globetrotters announced that the teenager will suit up for the squad next month in Philadelphia as a "three-point specialist."
Education
Youth-Obesity Rate Plunged by 43 Percent Over Past Decade, CDC Finds
Based on data from the CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years decreased from 14 percent in 2003-04 to just over 8 percent in 2011-12.
Student Achievement
NASA Using Sports to Teach STEM
NASA launched a new online video series on Monday aimed at using sports to teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.