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.

A new wave of education laws is changing how students learn, play and stay safe in Tennessee classrooms.

Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school months ago and have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little to ...

Roy A. Hunt School Principal Jeff Thimons wants kids to be kids. That’s why he rearranged his school’s schedule to include 22 minutes of recess daily, something new this school year. “We want kids to ...

Recess is probably one of the most exciting parts of being in elementary school. It's usually a time for kids to let loose a little bit and play. But taking away recess time is often used as ...

Senate Bill S6858 would require a minimum of 30 minutes of daily recess during the school day in any school where the day exceeds five hours, and it specifies that recess should be held outside ...

Middle schoolers fall into a liminal space where they aren't little kids anymore but also aren't rapidly approaching adulthood as older teens are. They have different needs, energy, and attention ...

The DeKalb County School Board voted to approve a standard 30-minute recess for elementary school students. Parents have been advocating for the change following their public outcry in August when the ...

Tuesday night, some residents in Kingsport raised concerns following a heavy first responder presence at Eastman Chemical Company.An Eastman spokesperson told N Council High School voted to join ...