Homeroom, the official blog of the U.S. Department of Education, recently published a blog on physical activity by Wylie Chen, Vice President of Programs and Grants at the U.S. Soccer Foundation. Experts say school-age children should be physically active for at least an hour a day. In 2013, less than a third of high school students met the one-hour mark. Schools are an important answer to helping kids get the suggested daily exercise. Due to lack of funding and resources, P.E. has endured many cut backs. But recently, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has collaborated with the U.S. Department of Education and schools across the country to help underserved communities to build safe spaces for physical activity and supply athletic equipment that schools are unable to provide children. To learn more and access the complete blog, click here.