TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey public schools would be required to offer some students a 20-minute recess under a bill passed by the Legislature. Recess allows younger students time to cultivate ...

Florida legislators nixed part of a larger education bill that would have taken away the mandatory recess period. The provision, which has since been removed, would have allowed schools to break up ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Students in Virginia Beach will see a few big changes as they head back to school this year. The most exciting of those might be an increase in recess times. A new law ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Young school students in New Jersey may soon be guaranteed 20 minutes a day of recess. The state Senate on Thursday passed a measure that will ensure students in kindergarten ...