In Florida, kids in a second grade class were told to walk laps during recess after no one confessed to taking money from a classmate. In Kentucky, a first grader who hadn’t been paying attention in ...

Governor Kevin Stitt signed SB1481 into law on Thursday, requiring all Oklahoma schools to increase recess time to 40 minutes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recess has a lot of benefits for kids. Here's why experts warn against taking it away as a consequence for misbehavior. (Photo: ...

A new law in Oklahoma will double the minimum amount of time elementary school students will spend at recess starting next ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — This is the time of year when people try to pressure lawmakers to vote for or against certain bills, but a few of the advocates are still in grade school. Several elementary school ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Through a collaborative effort with parents, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has increased the amount of recess time for its students. CMCSS will ...

Imagine you’re six years old, trying your best at school: sitting still, keeping your hands to yourself, listening to your teacher. Now imagine after hours of that, when recess finally arrives — your ...

Oklahoma public school elementary students will get twice as much time on the monkey bars, swings and slides next year.

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 ...