Middle schoolers fall into a liminal space where they aren't little kids anymore but also aren't rapidly approaching adulthood as older teens are. They have different needs, energy, and attention ...

A proposal from state lawmakers would make a 30 minute recess mandatory for students up to fifth grade on any school day ...

ATLANTA -- A bill in the legislature would bring back recess to elementary schools in Georgia. Recess still exists but only sporadically. As schools have become more rigorous and more test score and ...

A bill is making its way through the Oklahoma legislature that would require school districts to allow 30 minutes of recess for children between pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, a lawmaker told ...

A focus group charged with recommending proposals to a reconfigured Charles A. Huston Middle School next year landed on a schedule administrators say prioritizes academic time and maintains integrity ...

Senate Bill S6858 would require a minimum of 30 minutes of daily recess during the school day in any school where the day exceeds five hours, and it specifies that recess should be held outside ...

Legislation filed at the state capitol would require Florida middle-school students to receive at least 20 minutes of "free-play recess" per day. Current law only includes such a recess requirement ...