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Monday, June 11, 2012

Report: DPS lacks PE, recess, breakfast | EdNewsColorado

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Report: DPS lacks PE, recess, breakfast

A group that has been tracking health trends among students of color today called on Denver Public Schools to step up its efforts to boost physical activity and improve access to nutritious food.
Antwan Wilson, DPS assistant superintendent, signs a pledge to work toward full implementation of the recommendations made in the Health Justice Report.
School officials say they couldn’t agree more with the conclusions reached in the “Health Justice Report” released this morning by Padres & Jovenes Unidos. Six of them endorsed the report and promised to do what they can to work for its full implementation.
Specifically, the group wants more schools to offer breakfast in the classroom, more improvements to the quality