Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As another school year gets underway, several states are considering whether to give students more time for recess, and some have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Dozens of Westmont Hilltop School District parents attended Tuesday's school board committee meeting to advocate ...

Legislators and experts are running to save recess for American children after years of decline in the unstructured free time students are allowed during school hours. Pennsylvania is ...

After decades of diminishing recess time, half of U.S. states now require it or other physical activity by law. Why it matters: Yes, recess is literally child's play. But researchers, pediatricians ...

For a lot of kids, recess is considered the best part of the school day. It's the only time they're allowed to get some fresh air and actually take a break from the hours of learning and sitting still ...

Newswise — Schools across the country have steadily reduced recess during the past two decades, often to make more time for math and reading instruction. A growing body of research suggests that ...

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 ...

Oak Park fifth graders, came to the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 school board meeting to complain a cut in recess ...

As another school year gets underway, several states are considering whether to give students more time for recess, and some have already expanded the role of unstructured play in a child’s school day ...