Up to 40% of U.S. school districts have limited recess to free up more time for academics. Experts say that tradeoff is ...

The authors reviewed several reports that express concern that US schools are reducing or eliminating recess periods in order to increase instructional time. The authors noted that the American ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The AAP's new guidance is calling attention to the benefits of recess amid declines in unstructured time in schools. Here's ...

Having a daily recess break of at least 15 minutes is associated with better ratings by teachers of students’ classroom behavior, says an article published in the February issue of the journal ...

As kids head back to school this year, some parents are celebrating a victory in the battle to improve their children’s education. It isn’t better textbooks or an improved curriculum or even better ...

Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits of recess, a new ...

How many of you, when acting up in class during elementary school, found yourselves punished by having recess taken away? We both spent some time watching our peers bound out to play games, climb ...

Teacher Marie Hyson had read stories to calm her Matthew C. Perry Elementary School students after lunchtime recess when they blew in from the playground. But the 15 minutes or so of reading is no ...

When Kathy Lauer-Williams’s son was in elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he would often lose recess as a punishment for forgetting his homework or a signature on a form. Troubled by the ...

Can a kickball game help transform the climate of a school? That playground activity and other informal “classic games,” such as four-square and tag, can promote student health, as well as improved ...

Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits of recess, a new ...