As classes resume tomorrow after winter break, recess remains broken in public schools across New York City. Every minute of the school day counts, both inside and outside the classroom. However, ...

The Marana Unified School District governing board answered what it saw as a million-dollar question last week. To meet the requirements of a new, confusingly worded state law that says public school ...

The playground at the Ballantyne Bowl has slides, climbing ropes and lots of other playground equipment. But on a recent Saturday afternoon, 9-year-old Christian Glynn and his 4-year-old brother ...

PHOENIX — Arizona elementary school students are a step closer to getting time each day to pretty much do what they want. Without dissent the state House on Monday gave preliminary approval to a ...

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 ...

As the school year gets underway, elementary students across California are supposed to be getting a certain amount of time during the school day for free play. That’s because of a new state law that ...

Tennessee prides itself on delivering a quality educational experience for its nearly 1 million students, but we are falling far behind in one critical area – recess. Our state mandates just 15 ...

According to the district’s meeting agenda, Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton will include "recess and unstructured break time" in his update to the board. Many elementary schools reduced recess to 15 ...

How much recess do kids need? And how much do they get? Ask most parents, educators, and healthcare professionals; they will tell you children need far more recess time than they receive. The numbers ...

DeKalb County schools will implement 30-minute daily recess by January. Parents protested earlier cuts that reduced recess to 15 minutes. State law requires daily recess, but school boards set length ...