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Oakland, CA— Elizabeth Cushing has been named president and chief operating officer of Playworks, a national nonprofit organization that brings play and physical activity to schools and youth organizations around the…

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Stories and quotes from a week of recess play

A week of recess changes schools, minds.

Rob DeMartini models playfulness on and off the job

It takes a community

Students’ faces brighten when Shantrell Sneed — “Coach Trell” to the kids — walks into a classroom at San Pablo’s Riverside Elementary School. She organizes play during recess, promoting physical…

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The power of a great role model on the playground