School Lunch and Recess Woes
Published in ChicagoNow, September 18, 2017 Evanston, Illinois supports its public schools. Last spring, we even voted for a referendum...
Sep 18, 2017
Fidget Spinners: Addictive Stress Relief for Kids Who Need to Move
Published in ChicagoNow, May 30, 2017 Fidget spinners have been banned by most schools, and rightfully so. If I were having a hard time...
May 30, 2017
Why Some School Kids Can’t Compete in Fitness Week
The school playground Published in ChicagoNow, April 18, 2016 My granddaughter came home last Monday with a Fitness Week worksheet from...
Apr 18, 2016
Scientific Proof That Kids Need Recess
Published in ChicagoNow, March 8, 2016 At her elementary school science fair, my granddaughter explained her poster and experiment with...
Mar 8, 2016
What Schools Could Learn about the Importance of Recess from a Third Grade Science Fair Project
Cartoon by Marcia Liss` Published in ChicagoNow, March 9, 2015 On Tuesdays, I watch my third-grade granddaughter after school. My...
Mar 9, 2015
Another Frozen Winter on the Way — Let’s Make Sure the Kids get to Move
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, November 3, 2014 If you think 2014 was the “winter of our discontent,” just wait to see...
Nov 3, 2014
Kids Need Recess All Year Round
Published in ChicagoNow, February 19, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) As this “winter of our discontent” rages on with heaps of snow...
Feb 19, 2014
Meltdown over Frozen Recess
Published in ChicagoNow, January 24, 2014 My granddaughter, a second grader, was punished along with half of her classmates for playing...
Jan 24, 2014