Like lunch, who gets recess—and who gets good recess—is often determined by what school district a student lives in. Inequity doesn’t have to be baked into recess—or lunch. “Recess is an essential but ...

Development of the great recess framework – observational tool to measure contextual and behavioral components of elementary school recess. BMC Public Health , 2018; 18 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12889 ...

Withholding recess is the most common discipline meted out in elementary school, according to London. "It's so common, people don't even think about it," she said.

Two Edina elementary schools, worried about the politics of the playground, are taking an unusual step to police it: They have hired a recess consultant. Some parents have welcomed the arrival of ...

Recess periods can offer physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits to elementary school children, but those benefits are tied closely to the quality of the playground experience.

Stevenson Elementary School in Bloomington has a high percentage of students in need of better accommodations to be able to ...

In response, many schools have traded in recess for more classroom time. Under the No Child Left Behind federal education law, failing public elementary schools must boost standardized test scores.

Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school months ago and have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little ...

When public elementary schools open next week, some won’t be allowing students to use playground structures, and face masks will be required both indoors and outdoors. “Each school is working ...

Renovated elementary school playground in Valley City almost ready for recess Valley City Public Schools is putting the finishing touches on the $300,000 project at Jefferson Elementary that will ...

West Oso Elementary has been named one of the top 10 finalists for Kidd Kraddick's Morning Show's Recess Redo competition. The playground was built at West Oso Elementary 23 years ago and thanks ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two days before the start of the school year, students at Trafford Elementary don't have a playground for recess. The old one was determined to be unsafe so parents and staff ...