When it comes to virtual vitriol, this “lazy” mama’s hit the motherlode. For deeming homework “optional,” green lighting unlimited screen time and encouraging her kids to fight their bullies, mom ...

Some parents are shocked when their first-grader comes home from school with homework. The reality is children are learning more at a younger age and take-home assignments are increasing. Parents play ...

School is back and so is homework. If you’ve been struggling to get your kids to complete their homework without hassle, then these tips will help you achieve homework harmony. Homework can be a tough ...

Make after-school routines easier with a simple homework station. Get organized with practical ideas that fit small spaces and busy family schedules. The school year starts with the best intentions: ...

If your evenings sometimes look like a scene from a dramatic TV show, crumpled worksheets, a frustrated child threatening to run away, and you counting to ten very slowly while holding back tears, you ...

A new survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center suggests that the amount of out-of-school coursework assigned to students has fallen, in many cases because students refuse to do it, or because ...

Do American students have too much homework, or too little? We often hear passionate arguments for either side, but I believe that we ought to be asking a different question altogether. What should ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Franklin once said that nothing is certain but death and taxes, but students know that homework runs a strong third. "Work" gets most of the attention, but "home" also plays an ...

After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

We tend to think of homework as a necessary part of learning, a practice that teaches children discipline and keeps them from idleness. Yet a growing body of research reveals an astonishing truth: ...