What if one of the best ways to improve students' academic performance isn't more classroom time, it's recess? Research shows that regular exercise during recess can boost test scores while also ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Exercise helps kids focus in school. Any kindergarten teacher will tell you that. So perhaps it’s no surprise that taking a break during a long classroom lecture to stretch and get ...

Rebecca London spends a lot of time observing school play yards. While doing so, the community-engaged researcher and professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz has seen ...

Maryville College is serious about recess, making it a regular activity on campus as part of efforts to encourage students to adopt healthy lifestyles. Cornhole boards, Spikeball sets, badminton nets ...

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 ...