With very little shade in sight, students prepare to return to class after a midmorning recess at Lockwood Elementary School on Wednesday. The principal decided that students would not be allowed to ...

YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- A solution has been offered for a Yonkers elementary school that lacks a proper playground for recess, but nothing has happened. As CBS2's Lou Young reported, recess time ...

One 75-degree day last month, the playground of the SAE School outside of Atlanta underwent a dramatic transformation. Students and volunteers equipped with paintbrushes and rollers covered the school ...

To the editor: The need for green space on playgrounds in the Los Angeles Unified School District is, unfortunately, an old story. (“Playground asphalt sizzles to 145 degrees in extreme heat waves.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – When you step outside, you can feel how hot the air is but how hot are outdoor surfaces when there’s a heatwave? Materials such as concrete and asphalt have a much higher ...

- When there's grass growing on a basketball court, it's time for a change, and that's exactly what the PS 56 school yard is going to get. The School Construction Authority (SCA), will begin working ...

Sweat streamed down the faces of children during 10 a.m. recess Wednesday at Lockwood Elementary. Boys' cheeks flushed red as they played kickball. Girls found a sliver of shade beneath a handball ...