Through educational connoisseurship and criticism, this study explores how labels based on standardized student growth affect a rural school in Colorado. While the educators express intentions to help their students to demonstrate academic growth and achievement, they also have concerns that focusing on growth might compromise the well being of…

Physical educators often find it difficult to secure funding for their programs in these tough economic times. However, there is funding out there, if one knows where to look and how to ask for it. This article describes how physical education teachers can make a funding action plan, who to contact, where to write to, and how to get equipment for…