Running Program and 23 Consecutive Years of the Highest Academic Test Scores in the School

Research shows that the more physically active students are, the better their academic performance. And for 23 consecutive years, students in teacher Pete Saccone's fifth-grade class at Meridian Elementary School, just east of San Diego, California, validated this research with the highest academic tests scores in the school. The key to their success: The "Funner to Be a Runner" running program. Here's the story from the now-retired Saccone.

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