FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Status and Trends of Physical Activity Behaviors and Related School Policies -- 3 Physical Activity and Physical Education: Relationship to Growth, Development, and Health -- 4 Physical Activity, Fitness, and Physical Education: Effects on Academic Performance -- 5 Approaches to Physical Education in Schools -- 6 Approaches to Physical Activity in Schools -- 7 The Effectiveness of Physical Activity and Physical Education Policies and Programs: Summary of the Evidence -- 8 Recommendations -- Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary -- Appendix B: Methodology -- Appendix C: State Legislative Policies on Physical Education and Physical Activity -- Appendix D: Workshop and Panel Public Sessions -- Appendix E: Committee Member Biographical Sketches.