Chicago Schools Require Recess

Mandatory 30-minute recess for elementary school students passes ...

... require 30 minutes of recess for elementary school ... Aaron Ortiz, D-Chicago, a former teacher, sponsored the measure in the House.

Get Ready For Recess (#1003)

Recess is a time during the day for students of any grade to relax, unwind, and detach themselves from their academic work. It's a time to have fun running, ...

Recess time headed for a rocky road - The Chicago Reporter

After years of organizing by parent groups and others, CPS instituted a 20-minute recess as a mandatory part of its longer school day.

Activists 'thrilled' with mandatory recess - WBEZ Chicago

Activists who've been fighting for years to restore recess to city elementary schools are rallying around a comment made by the new head of ...

Many schools pull plug on recess - Chicago Tribune

The American Association for the Child's Right to Play estimates that 40 percent of schools in the United States have either cut recess or are ...

Recess Policy in Chicago Public Schools: 1855-2006 - ResearchGate

However, in the last two decades the history of recess policy has changed significantly. Beginning in the mid-19th century, the Board of Education required one ...

Chicago Public Schools students return to class amid heat wave ...

"We do talk to our principals, giving them guidance," CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said. "So, for example, we won't have outdoor recess. We've ...

Illinois passes bill to make recess mandatory at public schools

A bill requiring 30 minutes per day of supervised unstructured recess for schools is now heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk.

Recess Is Making a Comeback in Schools - The New York Times

Beginning in November, the city's Department of Public Health will require children who attend preschool or day care centers in Chicago to spend ...

Illinois passes bill to make recess mandatory at public schools - WSPA

A bill requiring 30 minutes per day of supervised unstructured recess for schools is now heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The 30 minutes of ...

Illinois passes bill to make recess mandatory at public schools | KTAB

A bill requiring 30 minutes per day of supervised unstructured recess for schools is now heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The 30 minutes of ...

Lawmakers requiring more recess in schools - District Administration

A small but growing number of states are requiring school districts to provide recess. Pending legislation in Massachusetts would require schools to provide ...

Chicago Public Schools Recess: District Offers Guidelines For ...

As has been said repeatedly in recent weeks and months, Chicago's public schools have the fewest instructional hours per school year of any ...

For the first time, California law will protect students' right to recess

School, and recess in particular, has remained one of the few places where kids still have access to free, unstructured time. Every day, ...

Chicago Should Provide Recess for All Children Every Day

Chicago appears committed to play. We have installed state of the art playgrounds in hundreds of schools. But the actual state of play for ...

Bill Status for HB5035 - Illinois General Assembly

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. ... Provides that a school board shall require that schools provide daily recess for all students ...

Keeping Recess in Schools - PMC

A cross the country students of all ages look forward to recess — the one or more breaks in the school day that allow them to get outside, spend time with ...

Recess - Where's the magic? - Urban Initiatives

But for many schools and youth, the magic of recess has been lost. Adjustments to the school day have pared down recess or eliminated it ...

Time to Play - American Federation of Teachers

That is, if the school is required to offer opportunities outside of physical education classes, recess should only be included as an optional or supplemental ...

30-minute elementary school recess now mandatory

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation to require 30 minutes of recess for elementary school children during ...