Two Edina elementary schools, worried about the politics of the playground, are taking an unusual step to police it: They have hired a recess consultant. Some parents have welcomed the arrival of the ...

Surveys of educators have found up to 86 percent have decreased or taken away students’ recess as a punishment for bad behavior or for academic reasons. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

You won’t find swings, slides or a kickball field outside Rhawnhurst School. Instead, the elementary school’s “playground” is a vast expanse of barren blacktop with just a lone basketball hoop.

How much time do students spend at recess? The answer matters to anyone with a stake in children’s well-being. A strong body of evidence from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ...

BROOKFIELD — When Candlewood Lake Elementary School split its recess period into two, shorter blocks, some parents were so angry that the principal quickly reversed the decision. Now, the school has ...

Some DeKalb County parents are concerned about the school district's recent recuts to recess that limit playtime to 15 minutes a day for elementary school students. District leaders say the 15-minute ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A pair of moose wandered through Spokane's South Hill neighborhood late Friday morning, interrupting recess for students at Jefferson Elementary School for a short time. RELATED: ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - This week’s Reaching One Classroom at a Time takes place at McDonald Elementary in North Platte. Kim Flanders is the principal at McDonald Elementary in North Platte and as ...

A big shift is coming to California schools im the fall: recess as a right, not a privilege. Changes to state law mean all elementary school students should be getting more time to play every day. But ...