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NPR's All Things Considered

By Sarah Varney

March 19, 2009

Oakland Group Seeks More Play in School Day ›

Shrinking budgets and strict academic mandates prompted California schools to cut gym classes and cut back on recess time. Now, an Oakland-based nonprofit is trying to put more focus on fitness.

KUOW News Seattle

By Phyllis Fletcher

March 16, 2009

Outsourcing Recess ›

Six public school principals in Seattle are thinking about "outsourcing" their recess programs. The ultimate goal is better behavior in the classroom.

The Huffington Post

By Deb Jospin

March 15, 2009

Stimulating the New Service Economy ›

Sports4Kids is just one among many service organizations that will continue to have job openings. Places like Teach for America, Citizen Schools and City Year are in much the same situation, needing a fresh crop of bright-eyed, enthusiastic college graduates each year to help teach, coach and mentor our nation's youth.

U.S. News & World Report

By Nancy Shute

March 13, 2009

5 Ways to Get More Play Into Your Child’s Day ›

Stuart Brown says play makes kids happier, healthier, and better students, but how can parents make that happen in a stressed-out, overscheduled world?

U.S. News & World Report

By Nancy Shute

March 9, 2009

Play Author Stuart Brown: Why Playtime Matters to Kids’ Health and Brains ›

Who has time to play these days? Life is pretty darned serious. But play is essential for both kids and grown-ups to stay healthy, creative, and productive…

The New York Times

By Tara Parker-Pope

February 23, 2009

The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess ›

The best way to improve children’s performance in the classroom may be to take them out of it. New research suggests that play and down time may be as important to a child’s academic experience as reading, science and math…

Education Week

By Sean Cavanagh

January 30, 2009

Recess, Behavior and Learning ›

Can a kickball game help transform the climate of a school? That playground activity and other informal “classic games,” such as four-square and tag, can promote student health, as well as improved classroom behavior and learning, some health advocates say.

San Francisco Chronicle

By Jill Tucker

January 26, 2009

In Richmond, kids getting lesson in play ›

The sound of laughing children playing tag or hide-and-seek isn't often heard on the streets of Richmond's notorious Iron Triangle. Gunshots are too common, producing an unexpected casualty: Some kids have forgotten how to play.

HealthDay and The Washington Post

By Amanda Gardner

January 26, 2009

Recess Makes for Better Students ›

As a pediatric resident in a hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Romina M. Barros sat in on a regular first-grade class at a local elementary school. Classes started at 8:30 in the morning, lasting till noon, with one 10-minute break during which children were not allowed to talk or move from their chairs.

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