A small classroom routine turned into a parent complaint when one father noticed his son consistently bringing home ...

Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices. But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers — right ...

The issue started quietly, the way most school problems do, through a notification that seemed routine at first glance.

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

As more schools experiment with reduced workloads and optional practice, the focus is shifting toward quality rather than ...

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 ...

Homework hasn't changed much in the past few decades. Most children are still sent home with about an hour's worth of homework each day, mostly practicing what they were taught in class. If we look ...

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 ...