Tennessee lawmakers recently passed a law to provide more recess time for K-5 students. (Photo: Getty Images) As a former Metro Nashville Public School teacher, I know firsthand what it is like when ...

“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 ...

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 ...

BROOKFIELD — When Candlewood Lake Elementary School split its recess period into two, shorter blocks, some parents were so angry that the principal quickly reversed the decision. Now, the school has ...

You can get a lot done in 15 minutes: Make a quick lunch, fold a load of laundry, take a shower. But is it enough time for a 6-year-old to play outside during recess? Parents in metro Atlanta say no.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A group of parents is asking the Williamson County School Board for more recess time for students. The parents say their kids are only getting around 20 to 30 minutes ...

You won’t find swings, slides or a kickball field outside Rhawnhurst School. Instead, the elementary school’s “playground” is a vast expanse of barren blacktop with just a lone basketball hoop.

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 ...

On a hot August day at Copperview Elementary School, fourth graders are chasing balls and climbing ropes and spinning on playground equipment. The new school year is just a week old and the children ...