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Feb 2, 2023 · February 2, 2023. Sacramento, Calif.— Senator Josh Newman, Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, introduced his first education bill of the year, SB 291, which will ensure all K-8 pupils in California have access to a minimum standard of recess while prohibiting the withholding of recess as a form of punishment or discipline.
Oct 23, 2023 · Kids across California are getting a lot more time to play outside. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 291 into law last week, making a half-hour of recess mandatory for all elementary school students from kindergarten through eighth grade in the state. The new law will also prohibit educators from withholding recess as a form of punishment.
Jan 30, 2024 · In California, London and other researchers tracked these changes in poorer schools. London analyzed a sample of low-income schools from a 2020-2021 state survey. Only half said they gave students ...
California students will soon have a mandatory 30-minute recess, thanks to a new state law. Senate Bill 291 was introduced by California state Sen. Josh Newman, chair of the Senate Committee on ...
Oct 27, 2023 · School-aged kids across California will have a mandatory 30-minute recess break starting with the 2024-25 school year under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law. https://trib.al/CTFL5E0
Oct 26, 2023 · Supporters of the law, which will take effect in the 2024-2025 school year, said recess offers many benefits to a child’s social and emotional development, at a time when many students are still ...
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The Legislature headed home for its summer recess on July 15, capping off a busy budget season. When they return in mid-August they will enter the final stages of this year’s legislative session. While big moves were made in the budget on expanding and creating new programs, bills on late start and education funding have been delayed to 2022 and it remains to be seen how the Legislature will ...
