Recess Could Become Mandatory In Illinois Schools

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Recess Could Become Mandatory In Illinois Schools A bill passed by the Illinois Senate earlier this month will make recess mandatory in schools statewide if the House and Gov. Pat Quinn follow suit and sign off on the plan. Senate Bill 636, introduced by state Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-Chicago), calls for at least 20 minutes of recess daily for children in kindergarden through fifth grade--outside, if weather permits. The bill includes a provision that would allow school boards to extend the requirement for students in grades 6 through 8, and also forbids schools from withholding recess as a disciplinary action. 1 Killed, 10 Hurt In Suburban Factory Explosion 8-Year-Old Boy Killed In Car Collision While Riding Bike White Sox: Chicago Police Get Free Tickets As Thanks For NATO Chicago's New Favorite Summer Food & Where To Find It Tickets On Sale For Obama Campaign High-Fash Fundraiser BLOG POSTS David Protess: Meet the Exonerated The next time you see an exoneree take his first steps to freedom, look past their smiles. Get pissed. Get involved. Make a difference. Kert Davies: Achy Breaky Heartland Institute: May Chicago Meeting Brief The crowd assembled in Chicago this week at the 7th Heartland Denial-Palooza meeting is a who's who of individuals and organizations that have actively conspired to derail global warming policy and science for the last two decades. Elizabeth Parisian: A Can't-Miss Season Finale: The 99 Percent Takes on the CME The millions of dollars per year CME Group is siphoning out of the Illinois state budget makes us, the working people of Chicago and Illinois, its majority shareholders. Monica Westin: Theater for NATO: Dramatizing Protest, Representing War Two theater pieces reminded me that the perennial "crisis of theater" as no longer relevant for art audiences -- let alone politics -- is once again easily defied. Sometimes being a theater audience is the only way to get at the truth of the "real" thing. Doug Ibendahl: Party Hack Behind IL GOP Money Transfer Scheme Gets Nod for Congress Rodney Davis was chosen Saturday to replace retiring Congressman Tim Johnson on the ballot this November.

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