A mom recently went to her daughter's Maryland elementary school to ask why the kids aren't allowed to play tag at recess—or even to close their eyes. "We'd recently transferred from another district ...

In many inner-city schools, engaged adults are 'key gatekeepers' to playground fun. "Not all recess is created equal," says William Massey, an assistant professor at Oregon State University's College ...

In our school, when it is indoor recess, there are Imagination Playground blocks: Everyone at recess always wants to play with them, but every class has a different day to play with them, so that not ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In second grade, Lucas Fritsche noticed some of his friends couldn't play on his school's playground like the rest of the kids did. His friend with spina bifida, Arawin Schroeder, ...