What World Cup fever (and sports in general) can do for students’ well-being
This month’s PISA in Focus discusses how students’ participation in sports activities is related to several aspects of student well-being and academic performance. The analysis, based on data from 54 countries, finds that about 89% of 15-year-old students engage in moderate physical activity outside of school at least once a week – that is, activity that raises students’ heart rate and causes them to sweat (such as walking, climbing stairs, riding a bike to school) for at least 60 minutes per day. More...
Focus EPALE: Le sport dans l'apprentissage des adultes
Bien qu’il soit largement considéré comme étant "non-éducatif", le sport peut s’avérer très bénéfique pour les apprenants adultes. Plus...
Tour de France : les départements en font tout un fromage !
Partenaire du Tour de France depuis 2006, l'Assemblée des départements de France (ADF) joue un rôle important pour le bon déroulement de l'épreuve, dont la 105e édition s'est élancée de Vendée samedi 7 juillet. Plus...
"Consensus historique" pour une nouvelle gouvernance du sport
"Un consensus historique pour le sport français", c'est ainsi que les représentants des associations de collectivités territoriales, du mouvement sportif et du monde économique, membres du comité de pilotage de la rénovation du modèle sportif français, ont qualifié l'accord conclu mardi 10 juillet à l'occasion du dernier séminaire de concertation sur la gouvernance du sport, tenu à l'Insep. Plus...
Les Jeux olympiques pour faire décoller les liens entre école et clubs sportifs ?
Chercher à améliorer les rapports entre école et mouvement sportif pour développer la pratique est un serpent de mer des politiques sportives. Ce dernier ressurgit alors que la France est en pleine réflexion sur l'héritage des Jeux olympiques de 2024, organisés à Paris. Plus...
The NCAA listened after coaches complained about changing recruiting rules
College basketball recruiting as we know it will soon look very different if significant new NCAA rule changes are approved as expected. More...
Athletics: Core to the Community College Mission or Not?
The college graduation season always coincides with college baseball championship season. As professionals, we are the sum of our lived experiences, our formal education and lessons from the field, colleagues, and mentors. As a non-athlete who grew up in a family of athletes, my personal experiences gave me a limited lens of the impact of athletics on academics. More...
Humboldt State, Facing Deficit, Drops Football
By Greg Toppo. Humboldt State University will discontinue its football program after the 2018 season to help trim its deficit, the university announced on its website. Humboldt, one of 23 campuses in the California State University System, said on Wednesday that the move is part of an effort to cut spending by $9 million and balance its budget by the 2020-21 academic year. More...
This university will be the first in the KC area to add a new varsity team: Esports
This sport has the fastest-growing fan base around, and Park University plans to be the first college in the Kansas City area to become a player. More...