Sometimes I need to move my body when my teachers want me to sit still. Sometimes I had to stay in for recess, and it felt bad and didn’t help me behave the way my teachers wanted me to.” ...

Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) would increase the recess requirement for elementary ... less disciplinary actions, better teacher ...

Spending more time on test prep at the expense of recess actually harms students’ cognitive development and academic achievement. Studies show that recess and other scheduled physical activity breaks ...

Teachers from Deering High ... elected officials are returning to their home districts as Congress goes to recess. “Now is the time to send a message: Their decisions in Washington, D.C ...