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With a push towards academic rigor, many middle schools cut out recess for kids starting in the 6th grade. But is it a good idea?
Education Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash? At Medford High, the principal did something nearly unheard of: She let students play ...
Kids need more recess | Opinion This is not a radical idea. ... justify giving our children who spend between 6.5 and 7 hours in school each day so little time to move, ...
Could the answer be recess — and a little cash? By Jocelyn Gecker, Bianca Vázquez Toness and Sharon Lurye, Associated Press Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 | 10:15 p.m.
Could the answer be recess — and a little cash? Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste, 16, of Medford, Mass., at ... Kids who identify with their educators are more likely to attend school, ...
Many of the reasons kids missed school early in the pandemic are still firmly in place: financial hardship, transportation problems, mild illness and mental health struggles. In Alaska, 45% of ...
MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day ...