Spending more time on test prep at the expense of recess actually harms students’ cognitive development and academic ...

Recess, and unstructured play, are essential for children’s development—both in building communication and leadership skills, ...

A 12-year-old girl was fatally stuck by a car outside of her middle school in Seattle this week while on her way to recess, according to authorities.

Not every state mandates that schoolchildren get recess. Not all states prohibit school officials from taking it away.

A variety of education legislation survived this week's deadline, including measures that are top-of-mind for House and ...

A bill is making its way through the Oklahoma legislature that would require school districts to allow 30 minutes of recess for children between pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, a lawmaker ...

Parent advocates with Lift Every Voice say the district must create a “Chief of Joy” position. This person would hold schools ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Elementary school students across Tennessee could soon have more recess time, if a bill proposed by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) passes the legislature. SB 1058 ...

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) confirmed one of its students was struck and killed while walking to recess around 12:30 p.m. The student was on the sidewalk at the time, according to police.