This year, just like last year, the nearly 200,000 kids in Chicago’s public elementary schools spent recess indoors during the first week of school, when the heat index hit 114 degrees. In the past ...

FRENCHTOWN - Because of the recent drop in temperatures, some schools across Western Montana are choosing to move students from the playground into the gym for recess. Frenchtown School officials ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -A new initiative at the Woodson YMCA is helping pair your generosity with kids who don’t have winter clothing. It’s called the Winter Recess Project. It’s a partnership between ...

TULSA, Okla. — Schools are taking extra steps to protect children during the brutal stretch of summer weather. At lunchtime, silence at a school playground is not normal. "My daughter is very upset ...

As we shake off the winter blues and welcome the sunshine and warmth of spring, let’s think back to our childhoods and how it felt to go outside for recess in April without a winter coat. Think of how ...

A group of Stowe Elementary fifth-graders held an impromptu gymnastics session Thursday, practicing splits and backbends. They were indoors for recess on a day when single-digit temperatures left open ...

Bexley City Schools students will have to wear masks when outdoors at recess, in addition to wearing them indoors, to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The board of education voted ...

A new law in Oklahoma will double the minimum amount of time elementary school students will spend at recess starting next ...