WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a less constrained presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess ...

Almost two weeks have passed since now President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to return to the White House for four more years. In that time, Trump has begun to announce ...

Rebecca London spends a lot of time observing school play yards. While doing so, the community-engaged researcher and professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz has seen ...

Mark LaBossiere recalls a letter from a high school student to the district’s superintendent that shared how, as a wheelchair user, the student had never had the chance to use a playground swing. It ...

As we shake off the winter blues and welcome the sunshine and warmth of spring, let’s think back to our childhoods and how it felt to go outside for recess in April without a winter coat. Think of how ...

At least one Goddard intermediate school has reduced recess time for the 2025-26 school year from 15 minutes to 10. Iryna Tolmachova Getty Images/iStockphoto Parents at one Goddard intermediate school ...