If you read USA Today, perhaps you saw the article about more and more elementary schools banning childhood games such as tag, Red Rover and football from playgrounds at recess. It may be news to the ...

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.

Most grade school students are likely to claim recess as their favorite period of the day; however, in many cases recess still can be sedentary with students not engaging in enough physical activity.

"I CAN'T PLAY political games on these issues. I've got a government to run," President Obama said in explaining his move to sidestep the Senate and use a recess ...