by Greg Mihailovich | May 29, 2019 | Advocacy, News
The New York City Council unanimously passed three important pieces of legislation to help NYC students be physically active. These three reporting bills aim to address issues of accountability in how physical education and after-school athletics, including how...
by Alicia Johnson | Oct 16, 2017 | Advocacy
“We [parents] see that our schools are overpopulated, and so are the physical education classes. Even though the law says that our kids should have a certain number of hours of PE class they aren’t getting it. If we as parents don’t speak up about it, no one will do...
by Alicia Johnson | Jun 19, 2017 | Advocacy, News
Space is a key issue when it comes to providing effective physical education (PE). That’s why we recently celebrated new funding to build space at New York City schools that don’t have any for PE. But overcrowding remains a problem for many schools, and as the...
by Alicia Johnson | Jun 13, 2017 | Advocacy, News
The Phys Ed 4 All Coalition (PE4All) applauds Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña for the city’s announced Universal Physical Education (PE) Initiative which will provide all schools with a designated space...
by Alicia Johnson | Nov 4, 2015 | Advocacy, News
Regular Public Reporting on PE Instruction in NYC Schools is Essential Efforts to improve physical education have been hampered by the DOE’s failure to make public, and in many instances even track, basic data. Parents, community members and advocates need to know...
by physed4all | Oct 29, 2015 | Advocacy, News
News from… The Council of the City of New York Office of Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley 250 Broadway Ste. 1765 New York, NY 10007 Press Release-For Immediate Release (Link: Intro 644 Passage_Press Release) CROWLEY, DROMM, PHYS ED 4 ALL COALITION COMMEND...
