Outdoor space for recreation was limited because the yards were filled with portable classrooms. Emma Paulino, a mom of three, had just bought a house across the street from Manzanita Elementary ...

Students were bursting with excitement Friday morning at the unveiling and ribbon-cutting for the long-awaited new playground ...

L.A. early education classrooms are returning to nature. Motivated by research showing how the outdoors can aid in learning, the Los Angeles Unified School District is investing over $100 million ...

As kindergarten becomes more academically intense, some schools in Wichita are incorporating self-directed free play — known among educators as purposeful play — into the daily schedule as a way ...

When you take kids to learn outdoors, what is the right balance between academic focus and student-exploration and how can ...

Allergies prompt indoor recess for elementary students in Crooked Oak district—emphasizing Oklahoma City's ranking as third-worst for seasonal allergies.

A new greenhouse just installed at Benton Hall Academy in Little Falls, New York will likely grow an interest in science and ...

Spring is planting season, so students at Leeds Elementary School in Sioux City spent some time in a mobile classroom to learn about plants.