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Recess has taken a beating in recent years. Because of shrinking budgets and ever-increasing academic demands, playground time in many school districts has dwindled, seen as a frivolous luxury. In…

It’s recess time at Ruby Bridges Elementary School and a third-grader is pummeling a plastic tetherball with focused intensity. He’s playing at one of more than a half-dozen recess play…

Three-quarters of principals say that taking away recess is part of their discipline plan. Why this is a bad idea—and what schools should do instead.

Dodgers alumni and staff and nearly 200 volunteers from UnitedHealthcare to participate in service activities at eight “Dodgers Community of Schools” campuses  LOS ANGELES, Oct 18, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) —…

KEEGO HARBOR — Promoting healthy minds, spirits and bodies, Roosevelt Elementary School has teamed with Playworks for a second year to provide organized activities that not only introduce nourishing lifestyles,…

When D.C. students discovered last week that recess had been cut to a minimum of 15 minutes per day, many parents launched an immediate protest. Others merely shrugged. “Teachers should be…

Why your kids need to run, jump, and yes, goof off. I’m standing on the sweltering blacktop at Wilson Elementary in Richmond. It’s recess, and with my guest badge in…

A program in Durham schools is helping kids have more fun on the playground at schools, get more exercise and reducing conflict to boot. By Holly West In some Durham…

In the last several years, our show has covered stories about bullying in public schools. It’s an ongoing problem and not easy to solve. But Shaver Elementary school in NE…