Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scene at Wichita’s Allen Elementary School is pretty typical for a school playground at recess — lots of running, jumping, ...

Fair Haven students took a break after a literacy lesson to play a round of “Slamwich”—as schools across the city adjusted to new rules requiring daily recess for all students in grades K-6. The new ...

The school joined an Auckland University study originally meant to see whether better playground equipment reduced obesity and bullying by causing an increase in physical exertion. The study changed ...

While the trend in schools over the past decade seems to be an increasing number of rules and regulations for students, one New Zealand learning facility has opted for an alternative approach — and ...

Allen Elementary School students play during recess. The school is one of three in Wichita that’s experimenting with a new approach to recess that eases up on rules and lets kids play more freely.