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

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.

Not every state mandates that schoolchildren get recess. Not all states prohibit school officials from taking it away.

A variety of education legislation survived this week's deadline, including measures that are top-of-mind for House and ...

West Liberty-Salem Schools Superintendent Kraig Hissong said a middle school student was flown for further evaluation “out of an abundance of caution” after being injured during recess.

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 — A 12-year-old girl was hit and killed by an unoccupied SUV outside Washington Middle ... Public Schools said the girl was a student at the school and was walking to recess after ...

"One of our sixth graders was fatally struck by a vehicle while walking to recess." Washington Middle School was under shelter in-place while officials handled the incident.

“I taught middle school social studies when I became a teacher back in 2012. It was a shock to me how much we don’t focus on recess for kids.” When voters elected him into office in ...