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Principal Magazine
November 12, 2008
The Elephant on the Playground ›
Ask any elementary school principal what the toughest part of the day is, and most will answer with one word: recess. That’s because recess is when most trouble starts.
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Washington Post
September 17, 2008
The Recess Regimen ›
Brearn Wright Jr. remembers recess during his first year as principal of Clark Elementary School in Petworth as "like a MASH unit." "Recess time was the time the school nurse…
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Voice of America May 7, 2008
May 7, 2008
Sports4Kids Brings Play Back to Playgrounds ›
Play seems to come naturally to children. But in many American cities, kids are spending less and less time outdoors or playing organized sports. So, Sports4Kids is reintroducing basic games…
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The New York Times Magazine
February 17, 2008
Taking Play Seriously ›
On a drizzly Tuesday night in late January, 200 people came out to hear a psychiatrist talk rhapsodically about play — not just the intense, joyous play of children, but…
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The Examiner
September 25, 2007
Report: Schools not devoting energy, money to recess ›
A new national report on recess sheds light on the importance of the traditional activity, while criticizing school systems like D.C.’s that neither devote separate funds nor have set standards…
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The Examiner
September 25, 2007
Report: Schools not devoting energy, money to recess ›
A new national report on recess sheds light on the importance of the traditional activity, while criticizing school systems like D.C.’s that neither devote separate funds nor have set standards…
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ABC 7 San Francisco
May 23, 2007
Teaching Leadership Through Coaching ›
Some Bay Area inner city schools are trying to increase the amount of physical activity that students are exposed to. The program is called Sports4Kids and kids are not only…
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Education Week
April 24, 2007
Baltimore District Tackles High Suspension Rates ›
The largest of Baltimore’s small but increasing number of grant-funded alternatives is offered by Sports4Kids, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit group that provides games and organized sports activities and teaches students…