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Pediatricians urge schools to protect recess for child development

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Pediatricians are urging American schools to protect recess time, emphasizing its critical role in children's physical, mental, and academic well-being. The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidance, highlighting new research that shows breaks are essential for information retention and social-emotional development. Despite these benefits, many school districts have reduced or eliminated recess, often to focus on test scores, a trend experts warn is detrimental to students, particularly those who may need these breaks the most. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on updated guidance from a professional medical organization based on new research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Pediatricians urge schools to protect recess for child development

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Laura Ungar, The Associated Press ·

    American schools have been quietly killing recess to focus on test scores—and pediatricians are warning it’s a mistake

    Some schools have cut recess to as little as 10 minutes a day, compared with the international standard of 45 minutes.

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