In the News

Editor's note: John Bare is vice president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and executive-in-residence at Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship. (CNN) — C'mon, kids. Don't just sit there.…

It’s probably been a few years since you last attended recess, but you’ll quickly recall it was a welcomed period to escape the four walls of your classroom and just…

Recess has taken a beating in recent years. Because of shrinking budgets and ever-increasing academic demands, playground time in many school districts has dwindled, seen as a frivolous luxury. In…

It’s recess time at Ruby Bridges Elementary School and a third-grader is pummeling a plastic tetherball with focused intensity. He’s playing at one of more than a half-dozen recess play…

Three-quarters of principals say that taking away recess is part of their discipline plan. Why this is a bad idea—and what schools should do instead.

Dodgers alumni and staff and nearly 200 volunteers from UnitedHealthcare to participate in service activities at eight “Dodgers Community of Schools” campuses  LOS ANGELES, Oct 18, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) —…

KEEGO HARBOR — Promoting healthy minds, spirits and bodies, Roosevelt Elementary School has teamed with Playworks for a second year to provide organized activities that not only introduce nourishing lifestyles,…

When D.C. students discovered last week that recess had been cut to a minimum of 15 minutes per day, many parents launched an immediate protest. Others merely shrugged. “Teachers should be…

Why your kids need to run, jump, and yes, goof off. I’m standing on the sweltering blacktop at Wilson Elementary in Richmond. It’s recess, and with my guest badge in…