Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rendering of the main playground space in Recess, an upcoming play-dining experience in Houston's River Oaks neighborhood.

Allen Elementary School students play during recess. The school is one of three in Wichita that’s experimenting with a new approach to recess that eases up on rules and lets kids play more freely.

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 ...

Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school months ago and have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little to ...

It's not always easy to get kids to play nice. It's also not cheap. Playworks, a national non-profit that dispatches recess coaches to mostly inner-city schools, says its job is to "put the play back ...

Most grade school students are likely to claim recess as their favorite period of the day; however, in many cases recess still can be sedentary with students not engaging in enough physical activity.

LENOX — Morris Elementary School is doubling down on its commitment to recess as a vital highlight of the day — and an opportunity for students to develop their social skills. With that goal in mind, ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A grassroots movement co-founded by two Tennessee mothers is spreading across the country, advocating for more recess time and outdoor learning opportunities in elementary ...