Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recess has a lot of benefits for kids. Here's why experts warn against taking it away as a consequence for misbehavior. (Photo: ...

Washoe County parents are pushing back against stricter elementary school rules that limit recess, playground play and ...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic imposed chaos on school scheduling early in 2020, a simmering issue involving the school day was the erosion of recess time. Recess periods began to shorten in the 1990s ...

With student achievement levels a concern at some Yakima public schools, especially at those deemed by the state to be failing, some educators plan to cut back on recess to increase instructional time ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – Amanda Lipham of Lakeland noticed her 5-year-old son seemed to have lost enthusiasm for school. She later learned he was only getting to go out for recess on Fridays, while ...

Editor’s note: Triangle entrepreneur and thought leader Jes Averhart, CEO of Jes & Co and host of the “Reinvention Road Trip,” is a regular WRAL TechWire contributor who explores topics pertaining to ...

The House and Senate are back from the August recess Tuesday with no shortage of work to do this week, let alone the month of September. Senators start Tuesday afternoon with a procedural vote to ...

Gap partnered with “Recess Therapy,” a popular web series known for conducting candid interviews with children, to create playful video content promoting its clothing for the back-to-school season, ...

SHARON - A Massachusetts mother is demanding answers after her young son with autism went missing during recess at his school and was found a couple of blocks away. "Where is he? How did this happen?