ATLANTA -- A bill in the legislature would bring back recess to elementary schools in Georgia. Recess still exists but only sporadically. As schools have become more rigorous and more test score and ...

Florida legislators nixed part of a larger education bill that would have taken away the mandatory recess period. The provision, which has since been removed, would have allowed schools to break up ...

Four girls, ages 10 and 11, plotted to kill their classmate in October for allegedly cheating in a relationship, according to a Surprise Police Department report The elaborate plot included assigned ...

Middle schoolers fall into a liminal space where they aren't little kids anymore but also aren't rapidly approaching adulthood as older teens are. They have different needs, energy, and attention ...

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey passed a new law requiring schools to give students at least 20 minutes of recess a day. The measure impacts children between kindergarten and fifth grade. It also ...

NASHUA — Following concerns from school officials about inadequate recess time, input will be sought from local teachers on how much free time is appropriate for upper elementary students. While there ...

GREENWICH — In the back of North Street School's field, a new civilization created and operated by fifth graders has been born: Happy People. Happy People is a society full of "happy huts" that the ...