We’ve all seen what happens when children don’t get their wiggles out: Grocery store meltdowns, classroom outbursts and many tears. We all know the solution is simple: Children need time to play. As ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recess has a lot of benefits for kids. Here's why experts warn against taking it away as a consequence for misbehavior. (Photo: ...

Recess outside of elementary school is rare across most schools. One study, conducted by Education Week, stated that more ...

Florida legislators nixed part of a larger education bill that would have taken away the mandatory recess period. The provision, which has since been removed, would have allowed schools to break up ...

Advocates push for better, fairer recess access as play time varies by race, income, and school. Local advocates traveled to Albany to support a bill expanding access to daily recess. Though Rochester ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Recess, for many of us, was our favorite part of the school day. Today, the average recess is 27 minutes, if kids get a recess at all. Georgia is the latest state to ...

Once in a while, I just feel like going off on a rant about something that's really bugging me. Right now is one of those times. Every few years, I hear a lot of talk about elementary schools wanting ...

At P.S. 170 in the Bronx, students exercised their right to vote, with the issue being how to spend more than $3000 to improve recess. Option one: A plan to buy toys and games called “Indoor Playtime ...

My 7-year-old son headed inside from the bus, only to stop abruptly, pivoting right back out. “Going to play outside. We didn’t get recess today,” he shouted back at me. After a bit of digging, I ...