Our Kids' Health
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July 1, 2008
The Texas Education Agency released the statewide student fitness test results on Tuesday, July 1st. Schools used the FITNESSGRAM created by The Cooper Institute to test students this past spring.
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TEA Announcement - News Release |
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Texas Youth Evaluation Project - Results |
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Dr. Kenneth Cooper encourages parents to keep children from having a sedentary summer and shares the next steps lawmakers can take to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic.
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Our Kids' Health - Op-Ed by Dr. Cooper |
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February 20, 2008
Dr. Kenneth Cooper and Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee announced today the donation of FITNESSGRAM to more than 40 diverse and low-income private schools and programs, as a result of The Cooper Institute’s “A Life Rx for Health” luncheon benefiting Our Kids’ Health.
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Our Kids' Health - News Release |
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September 27, 2007
The Texas Education Agency announced its selection of FITNESSGRAM as the statewide physical fitness assessment tool for more than 8,000 Texas schools at a news conference in Richardson, Texas. Afterwards, Arapaho Classical Magnet students demonstrated the six recommended FITNESSGRAM tests.
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TEA Announcement - News Release |
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August 30, 2007
Governor Rick Perry held a ceremonial bill signing of Senate Bill 530 at Forest Vista Elementary School in Flower Mound, Texas—in the district of the bill’s author Senator Jane Nelson (District 12). The bill’s inspiration and champion Dr. Kenneth Cooper and Texas Education Agency Associate Commissioner Jeff Kloster also participated.
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Ceremony Bill Signing - News Release |
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May 27, 2007
Senate Bill 530 was passed by the Texas Legislature and the bill was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry on June 15, 2007, marking a victory for children across the state.
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SB 530 Signing - News Release |
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