Schools that dedicate trained staff to support recess time see their students show up to school more regularly, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recess has a lot of benefits for kids. Here's why experts warn against taking it away as a consequence for misbehavior. (Photo: ...

TULSA, Okla. — Schools are taking extra steps to protect children during the brutal stretch of summer weather. At lunchtime, silence at a school playground is not normal. "My daughter is very upset ...

A heat wave at the start of the school year has educators scrambling to keep kids cool and safe. Extreme heat is cutting into recess for kids. Experts say that's a problem This week, sweltering heat ...

Joshua Dixon Elementary School second-grade student Bennett Wagner works on harvesting tomatoes at the school’s outdoor learning center during his alternate recess period. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi) ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Students are no longer required to wear a face covering for outdoor activities like school recess or youth sporting events in Massachusetts. Gov. Charlie Baker announced that beginning ...

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 ...

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro called recess as critical as math, science and English. Here are some of the recess policies in Erie ...

This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or switch to virtual learning. Even more schools ...