ATLANTA - Starting this fall, Georgia elementary schools will be required to have recess for kindergarten through fifth-grade students every day. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law Monday ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — More recess time is coming for students in DeKalb County elementary schools. After considering the benefits of unstructured play, DeKalb County officials have approved a plan to ...

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 ...

Rebecca London spends a lot of time observing school play yards. While doing so, the community-engaged researcher and professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz has seen ...

District F Rep. Jermaine Johnson inquired about how recess time is used across all schools. Indoor recess and the capacity for exercise during inclement weather. Indoor recess is held in gyms or in ...

The Bulldog Brag Raffle occurs every Friday morning. Our students count on it. Just as we count on each Broad Street Elementary School student to be responsible and respectful and keep each other safe ...

GRAINGER COUNTY, Tenn. — Parents in Grainger County are concerned their elementary school is breaking state law centering on recess and physical activity. The law requires students to have at least ...

Framingham’s School Committee has voted to double recess time for elementary school students next year to 30 minutes a day, even longer than the federal government recommends. The Centers for Disease ...

Draper Middle School sixth-graders play outside during recess on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Draper Middle School sixth-graders play outside during recess on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Draper Middle School ...