Children spend thousands of hours in playgrounds at school. A lot of this time does not have the same levels of teacher preparation and supervision as classrooms do.

Kelly Gorman, 27, is a teacher at the Jotham W. Wakeman school, on St.Pauls Avenue, running in the Jersey City marathon to raise money for better recess equipment.

A school playground is one way to entice children to put down their devices, go outside, and be physically active. Physical activity and mental health go hand-in-hand.

Students raise funds to make playground inclusive for those with disabilities 02:50. Hopkins, Minnesota — At Glen Lake Elementary School, recess is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, there's so ...

Elementary school students in grades K-4 had a voice in choosing what was added to their playground. They were surveyed to determine what type of equipment to purchase, according to DeHart.

School officials and members of the Denham Springs Pilot Club recently dedicated new playground equipment at Seventh Ward Elementary School. Gathering, first row from left, are Therese Cavin ...

Brand-new equipment has been installed on a playground at Virginia Peterson Elementary School in Paso Robles. Children of all abilities can play on the new equipment.

The school just finished putting in new playground equipment for the students to use during recess. The school got a check for $75,000 from the Public School Foundation.

The Wayne K-12 district got a state grant to install accessible playground equipment at six schools. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gave $19.5 million in funding to nearly 250 ...