BEND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Ask elementary school kids what they love about school, and you’ll likely hear a number of them enthusiastically shout, “Recess!” But even with a much-welcomed break from the ...

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 ...

Tennessee lawmakers recently passed a law to provide more recess time for K-5 students. (Photo: Getty Images) As a former Metro Nashville Public School teacher, I know firsthand what it is like when ...

A growing body of research shows that climbing high, running fast and conquering fears can improve children's physical and mental health and help them get along with peers. WICHITA, Kansas — The scene ...

The Toronto Star recently reported on a Ministry of Education memo it obtained that asks boards for input into a new regulation that "would provide school boards with the ability to structure their ...

Playworks is the leading nonprofit in Utah aiming to transform children's prosocial skills and physical and mental well-being by leveraging the power of play. Desi Arends, Executive Director at ...

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 ...

Synchronicity has brought one of the nation’s great playground designers to Chattanooga at a time when Rachel Bush, Kathryn Truman and Morgan Garner commented on the vital importance of recess to a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scene at Wichita’s Allen Elementary School is pretty typical for a school playground at recess — lots of running, jumping, ...

Allen Elementary School students play during recess. The school is one of three in Wichita that’s experimenting with a new approach to recess that eases up on rules and lets kids play more freely.