Thirteen states are taking action to give students more recess time as schools face increasing academic pressures that have reduced opportunities for play.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new law doubles the amount of time devoted to recess in grades K-5, and evidence shows this kind of break improves academic ...

The AAP's new guidance is calling attention to the benefits of recess amid declines in unstructured time in schools. Here's what parents can do. The AAP released an updated policy statement on the ...

Perhaps, if you're of a certain generation, you remember that century-old song "School Days" celebrating "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" and, alliteratively, "Reading and 'Riting and 'Rithmetic'?" If that ...