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The Monthly
Emily Wilson
August 1, 2010
An Oakland program helps kids play better at recess and teaches life skills at the same time. When Jill Vialet was growing up in Washington, D.C. in the ’70s,…
July 30, 2010
Jill Vialet
Forbes.com
June 22, 2010
They might be better off putting down their books and heading outside. There is a paradox when it comes to improving education in America: The system is failing to prepare…
June 14, 2010
KNBC TV Los Angeles
John Cadiz Klemack
June 8, 2010
Playworks-LA Executive Director Amy Fannon discusses the method behind the successful program. (part 2 of a series)
Playworks is a Bay Area-based school program that actively engages kids on the pavement, grass and hardwood of low-income schools throughout the country. It wasn't until 2009 that it debuted…
June 3, 2010
Oregonian
Steve Duin
May 31, 2010
Sixth-grade recess. I'm running a post pattern across the playground, looking back into the sun, when Mr. Hoelck — who always insisted on playing quarterback — fired a perfect spiral…
South Los Angeles Report
Christine Trang
May 28, 2010
Three years ago, Emma Cueva, a fourth-grade teacher at W. Claude Hudnall Elementary School, noticed students walking around slowly at recess or roaming the playground with no destination. Some even…