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A blue-ribbon panel of experts selected social entrepreneurs who are tackling the world's most intractable problems. Playworks Founder and CEO Jill Vialet is one of them. 

By Stephanie Pappas When Deborah Gilboa's second-oldest son Nadav started coming home from first grade with discipline warnings from his teacher, Gilboa and her husband were perplexed. Nadav, who had…

Play matters but too many schools don’t give kids a chance to enjoy themselves. Here’s a story about a school that had no recess for kids, until a teacher showed…

SALT LAKE CITY — The stars, bullies, sidekicks and loners joined other playground personalities in coming together during recess at Lincoln Elementary School.They played a new version of kickball —…

Before this week, recess at Salt Lake City’s Lincoln Elementary — like recess at many schools — included arguments, tattling and hurt feelings. This week, it’s literally a different ballgame,…

Ask a young child, “How was school today?” and you’re likely to hear about recess. My son is 7 years old, and like many children his age, recess is the…

In his Fixes column in the New York Times, writer David Bornstein explores what educators might gain if, instead of viewing recess as a liability — a drain on teaching time and…

A whistle blast froze students into a muscleman pose as they awaited further instruction. “If you are ready to have some fun today, I want you to say ‘Oh yeah,'”…

Albuquerque is among 10 cities to gain a national program that focuses on making recess and other play times healthy, safe and productive for elementary school children. Robin Brulé is leaving…