Explore select coverage of Active Schools Acceleration Project, ChildObesity180, our schools and programs in the news.
PR Newswire – ChildObesity180 Celebrates $1 Million in Grants Awarded to America’s Schools with Boston Kick-Off Event October 15
Chapel Hill News – ASAP Technology Champion, The Walking Classroom, expands to schools 13 states.
New England Cable News (NECN) – ChildObesity180 Vice Chair and Director, Christina Economos, discusses why schools are critical sites for delivering quality physical activity,
NBC Los Angeles – ASAP Champion Apryl Krakovsky, founder of Overland in Motion, attracts the attention of the First Lady
The Noon Show with Carol Roth, WGN Radio Chicago – ASAP Director Nate Whitman discusses ASAP and the First Lady’s new “Let’s Move! Active Schools” camapign.
Huffington Post – Michelle Obama announces program to help kids get recommended daily hour of physical activity.
WBUR Boston NPR – Dr. Christina Economos, Vice-Chair & Director of ChildObesity180, discusses “Let’s Move! Active Schools” and ASAP’s new grant campaign.
Runner’s World Magazine – Kara Lubin, founder of ASAP Innovation Competition winner 100 Mile Club, profiled as a “regular runner doing amazing things.”
Your Health Journal by Len Saunders – Founder of 100 Mile Club – ASAP National Winner – Kara Lubin profiled for “The Role Model in You” series.
The Press Enterprise, Riverside, CA – Teachers, parents, and student welcome 100 Mile Club to Jefferson Elementary School.
EdNews Colorado – ASAP National Winner Red Hawk Elementary shares school policies that help kids reach 60 minutes of daily activity.
The Jordan Independent, Jordan, NE – ASAP Student Ambassador, 6th grader Jayna Orris, launches morning activity program at her middle school.
KTTV FOX Los Angeles – MyFoxLA visits Overland Elementary School, ASAP West Regional Winner, to profile ‘Overland in Motion’.
Reader’s Digest – ‘The Fun, Fit School I Wish My Kids Could Go To’.
Boston.com – Natick moms win national recognition for BOKS physical activity program, ASAP Northeast Regional Winner.
The Longmont Times – Erie, CO’s Red Hawk Elementary recognized as one of two National Winners in ASAP Physical Activity Innovation Competition.
WUNC North Carolina NPR – Former 5th grade teacher, Laura Fenn, shares the story of The Walking Classroom, ASAP Technology Innovation Winner.
CNN.com – Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the 4th largest school district in the nation, recognized as Southeast Regional Winner in ASAP Physical Activity Innovation Competition.
El Paso Times – El Paso Independent School District celebrated as Southwest Regional Winner in ASAP Physical Activity Innovation Competition for comprehensive approach to student health.