Spending more time on test prep at the expense of recess actually harms students’ cognitive development and academic ...

Recess, and unstructured play, are essential for children’s development—both in building communication and leadership skills, ...

Not every state mandates that schoolchildren get recess. Not all states prohibit school officials from taking it away. With Senate Bill 1126, Oregon may make recess of at least 30 minutes required ...

A 12-year-old girl was fatally stuck by a car outside of her middle school in Seattle this week while on her way to recess, according to authorities.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Elementary school students across Tennessee could soon have more recess time, if a bill proposed by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) passes the legislature. SB 1058 ...

A bill is making its way through the Oklahoma legislature that would require school districts to allow 30 minutes of recess for children between pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, a lawmaker ...

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recess, a marketplace platform for parents to find and book enrichment classes, after-school care, and camps, today announced it has secured $1.75 ...

Some educators are also worried how they would manage required recess time at middle and high schools. “They’re going, ‘Who is going to supervise these kids, and where are they going to go?

Seattle Public Schools said the girl was a student at the school and was walking to recess after second lunch when she was struck. Seattle Police Department spokesperson Todd Kibbee said the girl ...