Researchers say there is not enough strong evidence to support the oft-cited recommendation of 10 minutes per grade level per ...

Some research questions the value of homework prior to high school. — -- More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.

From kindergartners to college students, they would all tell you the same thing: we need less homework. Met by the rolling eyes of teachers and parents, the call to less or no homework at all is often ...

Homework has been tied to school for as long as most of us can remember. Ask any student what school is like, and you'll hear about tests, teachers and homework. But with the way learning shifted ...

On the first day of school, teacher Maya Kruger announced to her sixth-graders at St. Anthony Middle School that her policy is to give them time to work on their assignments in class. Anything that ...

Homework has been a source of contention since it was first assigned in U.S. public schools in the 1800s. By 1900, it had become so unpopular in some circles that an editorial by Edward Bok, the ...

We're more than three months into the school year, and even though we have our school-year routines established, there's still one contentious spot in my household: homework. My son is in fourth grade ...

Changes are coming to how much time Arlington County Public Schools students could spend doing nightly homework. The school board voted unanimously to pass its consent agenda, which included the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Despite my best efforts to avoid over-scheduling my family, our weekday calendars are full. My ...