Virginia governor signs executive order to bring presidential fitness test back to schools
The executive order mandates a task force to guide implementation amid concerns that 38% of children aged 10 to 17 in Virginia are overweight or obese, officials said.
4 Articles
4 Articles
The presidential physical fitness test could return to Virginia public schools as soon as next fall, as part of an executive order that Governor Glenn Youngkin signed last week. According to Executive Order 55, the Virginia Department of Education is responsible for providing school districts with the guidance needed to implement the physical test. The goal is for local school systems to start using the test at the beginning of the next school y…
Virginia governor signs executive order to bring presidential fitness test back to schools
The Presidential Fitness Test could return to Virginia public schools as early as next fall, as part of an executive order Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed last week. Related stories How a consultant, professor unseated an incumbent on the Loudoun Co. school board Fairfax Co. middle school’s Cursive Club offers chance to learn lost art Virginia Tech-backed lab inspires Fairfax Co. elementary school students to …
15 years later, it is no longer time to go back to school.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium


