In the News
New York Times
March 13, 2010
Forget Goofing Around: Recess Has a New Boss ›
The New York Times looks at Newark's Broadway Elementary. The school is one of a growing number across the country that are reining in recess to curb bullying and behavior…
The Baltimore Sun
March 2, 2010
Letting kids play pays off ›
Dajah Jones' bead-accented braids sprayed through the air as she fell to the ground after colliding with Harlem Park School classmate Dorion Cook. The two sixth graders were among a…
Naples News
February 23, 2010
Playworks leader tells Naples audience about importance of recess, expansion plans ›
The founder of a nonprofit organization that brings recess back into low-income urban schools understands why education reformers focus on what happens in the classroom.
Portland Public Schools Pulse
February 19, 2010
New recess program keeps the peace ›
If there's anyplace that kids rule, it's the playground, right? Think again. Portland Public Schools principals and teachers say they have seen big reductions in foul play, hurt feelings and…
US News & World Report
February 5, 2010
Four Reasons More Recess Helps Kids do Better in School ›
There's one thing that's almost guaranteed to make your child do better in school: more recess. Not only do children do better academically if they get outside to play, but…
Christian Science Monitor
February 4, 2010
How to boost student learning? More recess might help. ›
Recess isn't about just play. More than 80 percent of elementary-school principals believe that recess has a positive impact on academic achievement, according to a new Gallup survey released Thursday.…
The Bee
November 25, 2009
Grout Elementary School asks nonprofit to help make recess fun again ›
When Grout Elementary School Principal Susan McElroy suggests that children don’t know how to play anymore, her view is based on years of watching kids outside on playgrounds during recess.…
ABC News
September 30, 2009
Improving Recess One School at a Time ›
ABC's Ann Pleschette Murphy and Playworks Founder Jill Vialet discuss the importance of recess and tips for how to make it better at your school
Huffington Post
September 29, 2009
School’s Out for… Never? ›
Classrooms are leaking minutes every day because teachers are using precious time resolving conflicts from the playground. And the slow drip, drip, drip every day is adding up — in…