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Colorado Education News
Rebecca Jones
April 16, 2010
Recess went better at Denver’s Swansea Elementary School last week than any week Principal Mary Sours can remember in the past ten years. Kids were running instead of standing against…
New York Times
David Elkind
March 27, 2010
RECESS is no longer child’s play. Schools around the country, concerned about bullying and arguments over the use of the equipment, are increasingly hiring “recess coaches” to oversee students’ free…
March 16, 2010
Jill Vialet, CEO and Founder, Playworks
Winnie Hu
March 13, 2010
The New York Times looks at Newark's Broadway Elementary. The school is one of a growing number across the country that are reining in recess to curb bullying and behavior…
March 5, 2010
Jill Vialet, President and Founder, Playworks
The Baltimore Sun
John-John Williams IV
March 2, 2010
Dajah Jones' bead-accented braids sprayed through the air as she fell to the ground after colliding with Harlem Park School classmate Dorion Cook. The two sixth graders were among a…
February 25, 2010
What do play and work have in common? As you might imagine, that’s something we think about at Playworks. In the workplace, play can be a tool that smart leaders…
Naples News
Liz Freeman
February 23, 2010
The founder of a nonprofit organization that brings recess back into low-income urban schools understands why education reformers focus on what happens in the classroom.
Portland Public Schools Pulse
February 19, 2010
If there's anyplace that kids rule, it's the playground, right? Think again. Portland Public Schools principals and teachers say they have seen big reductions in foul play, hurt feelings and…