Recess has a lot of benefits for kids. Here's why experts warn against taking it away as a consequence for misbehavior. (Photo: Getty) My 7-year-old son headed inside from the bus, only to stop ...

"RECESS: School's Out" is a welcome break from the winter blues that have brought so many awful movies to the big screen. The plot is interesting, and was written to appeal to elementary-school ...

Despite these benefits, recess time is under attack. The Center for Education found that schools have cut recess by 60 fewer minutes a week since 2000.. The push for academic achievement often ...

“Recess, for being kind of an old-school word, is really important to that.” CORRECTION (March 23, 5:00 p.m.): A previous version of this story did not include Illinois as a state with a ...

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