Exercise and Improvement in School Test Scores
The most persuasive evidence of enhanced learning through exercise can be found in the transformation of a school district in Chicago that has implemented daily exercise programs in its curriculum. Napierville School District 203, for example, has consistently scored among Illinois' top ten schools despite the fact that the amount of money it spends on each student is significantly lower than other top-tier public schools (p.13). Moreover, Napierville Central High School scored first place in Science and sixth in Mathematics in an international test that has usually been aced by students in some Asian countries like Japan and Singapore (p.14).
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