You won’t find swings, slides or a kickball field outside Rhawnhurst School. Instead, the elementary school’s “playground” is a vast expanse of barren blacktop with just a lone basketball hoop.

Less work and more play is a growing trend in schools nationwide. What some in the U.S. are just now doing, is relatively old news to countries like Finland. Whether in the morning or afternoon, ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio - - Recess at Westerly Elementary School is looking a little different this year -- and it’s all for the better. A new initiative called “Recess Go” brings high school seniors ...