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A few highlights from this report:
• Only five states require physical education in every grade K-12.
• Only one state aligns with the nationally recommended 150 minutes per week of PE in elementary school and 225 minutes per week in middle and high school.
• More than half of all states (32) permit waivers and/or exemptions for students from taking PE, a 77% increase from 2006.
• Forty-eight states (94%) have their own state standards for physical education, but only 34 states (67%) require local districts to comply or align with these standards.
• Only 19 states (37%) require some form of student assessment in physical education.
• Fewer states (14 vs. 22 in 2006) require physical education grades to be included in students' grade point averages.
• Only 13 states (25%) require schools to measure Body Mass Index (BMI) and/or height and weight for each student.