TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey public schools would be required to offer some students a 20-minute recess under a bill passed by the Legislature. Recess allows younger students time to cultivate ...

Florida legislators nixed part of a larger education bill that would have taken away the mandatory recess period. The provision, which has since been removed, would have allowed schools to break up ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Students in Virginia Beach will see a few big changes as they head back to school this year. The most exciting of those might be an increase in recess times. A new law ...

I feel that parents of young children should be concerned that their children do not receive a recess after they have completed kindergarten. All research shows that children need a time when they can ...

Past ColumnsI heard a couple silly notions this week; one an adult's observation on the world of kids, and the second a kid's observation on the world of adults. They're funny in their own right, if ...

Some Salem-Keizer elementary schools trimmed kindergarten recess this year to add time back to the classroom. Oregon school districts are required to have at least 405 instructional hours in ...

Milford’s public schools restored early-morning recess for kindergarteners last week, reversing an unpopular attempt to replace the 15-minute break with more classroom time. The intention, said one of ...

Brookline kindergarten children need more play and recess than has been allowed in recent years, and the time to make some changes is now. Our School Committee and interim Superintendent Ben Lummis ...

How safe is too safe? Everyone knows we live in the age of zero tolerance, but one B.C. school may have gone too far in banning kindergarten students from touching each other at recess. CTV News ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Young school students in New Jersey may soon be guaranteed 20 minutes a day of recess. The state Senate on Thursday passed a measure that will ensure students in kindergarten ...