Lafayette Elementary School has a newly renovated playground, access to a nearby park and athletic field, and roughly 900 energetic young students. So why have kids been cooped up inside during recess ...

The Toronto Star recently reported on a Ministry of Education memo it obtained that asks boards for input into a new regulation that "would provide school boards with the ability to structure their ...

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 ...

“When kids get to play, and especially outside, they get to feel joy, they get to feel connection, they get to feel like they belong at school,” Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of the nonprofit Playworks, told ...

ATLANTA -- Schools across the state are ignoring a program that's been scientifically proven to work. It makes no sense to educators, or the governor's office. It's a free program that would get kids ...

Several years ago, a team of sociologists flew from California to an East Coast school to observe the kindergarteners’ recess for their research. The team waited on the playground, but the children ...

Who keeps kids inside at 40 degrees or even 30 degrees ["Unwelcome Winter Break; As Area Temperatures Tumble, Recess Turns Into a Restless Indoor Activity," Metro, Jan. 29]? I teach in Michigan, where ...

A heat wave at the start of the school year has educators scrambling to keep kids cool and safe. Extreme heat is cutting into recess for kids. Experts say that's a problem This week, sweltering heat ...