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

Some schools also take recess away as a punishment to address behavior or academic issues. These obstacles might keep kids from getting necessary time to play, be imaginative—or even just rest.

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

BOSTON — School administrators are investigating after two young students wandered away unsupervised on Wednesday afternoon.

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

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 ...

West Liberty-Salem Schools Superintendent Kraig Hissong said a middle school student was flown for further evaluation “out of an abundance of caution” after being injured during recess.

LAS VEGAS (WSVN) — A young student’s idea has come to life after her Las Vegas elementary school installed a bench ... want someone to play with during recess. The idea got a boost from ...

A security guard at a middle school in Pasadena was let go, after being accused of making a 6th grader tape her mouth shut with duct tape.