This Act of Congress was a reauthorization and major revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It was originally proposed by President George W. Bush and required states to develop assesments (annual tests) in basic skills  to be given to all students grades 3-8 if...

In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In total, 65 nations refused to participate in the games, whereas 80 countries sent athletes to compete. (...

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..."

In one of the most significant judicial turning points in the development of our country, all forms of segregation and discrimination, such as on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sex, and PHYSICAL ABILITIES, was finally abolished. Educational and social reform had to then be initiated. Because...

The NCAA was created as an outcome of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States. The presidents of five major institutions like Army (West Point), Navy, Harvard, Princeton,and Yale Army gathered to decide how to make college athletics safer, and as a result of that...

The first modern day Olypmic Games was played.

In 1885 William G. Anderson was deeply concerned about his own lack of training and preparation to be a professional physical educator so November 27, 1885 he held a meeting with his peers who were also interested in the profession and they formed the Association for the...

California was the first school in the United States that created and passed a law that required a physical exercise program be implemented in both public elementary and secondary schools

Lewis' Normal Institute of Physical Education was the first attempt to prepare physical education teachers of the U.S.  The first course ran for a period of 10 weeks and also involved a type of student teaching where each student had the opportunity to lead a small class.  During the...

Vassar College establishes a special program of physical training based on the belief that good health is essential for the development of women's mental and moral powers. This program required students to participate in Swedish calistenics and simple feminine sports (i.e. archery, croquet,...

German immigrants brought with them their views about gymnastics. The movement of gymnastics was brought over to the United States by these immigrants. Many exercise halls and playgrounds for practicing gymnastics were developed in Mid-Western cities. Then this society was created.

Charlse Beck was hired by George Bencroft as the first physical education teacher, at the Round Hill School. He was to teach Latin and Physical Education, based off the Germans gymnastics program.