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 ...

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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 ...

This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or switch to virtual learning. Even more schools ...

New Hampshire lawmakers consider a bill to protect recess as a civil right for students. Recess is essential for learning and inclusion.

Since 2017 state law has required k-5 students be allotted 20 consecutive minutes of unstructured free play each school day. But a small provision included in larger effort to reduce regulations on ...

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, ...

There are many ways school no longer resembles what it looked like before spring of 2020. Among them: Social distancing, masks and no communal toys or sharing of school supplies amid COVID-19. Which ...