Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

ANDOVER, Ohio — The Pymatuning Valley School District in Ashtabula County confirms that Kevin Wolf, a fifth-grade math and science teacher, has died. Superintendent Christopher Edison announced the ...

A fifth-grade teacher was arrested after police said she had sexual conversations with a student during NTI and drove to his home.Sydne Graf, 36, is charged with procuring or promoting use of minor by ...

Homework battles can be transformed into positive learning experiences. Experts suggest creating a consistent, distraction-free environment and keeping sessions short. Parents should act as ...

(TNS) — Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has artificial intelligence and its instant answers made it pointless or even counterproductive?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Eighty-four percent of high school students use artificial intelligence for schoolwork, forcing educators to ...

A US school assignment went viral for all the wrong reasons this week — quizzing fifth-grade students on the life and work of Charlie Kirk. The right-wing activist was shot dead last month during a ...

A Charlie Kirk homework quiz is going viral on social media. A fifth-grade homework assignment about the late conservative commentator sparked outrage online after a parent shared it on TikTok. The ...

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I have a newly minted fifth grader at a charter school (while I don’t love charter schools, I am in a state consistently ranked nearly last in education, and his class size in public school would be ...

Fairfax County Public Schools has updated its homework guidelines for elementary schoolers, a shift away from the optional homework policy that some parents said had become the norm. During ...

Regardless of how you feel about kids doing homework, can we all agree that doing it daily is hard? Especially for elementary school students who need our help every step of the way. I know doing the ...