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.

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork." A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil." What could be so horrible? Grade-school math ...

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A dad ended up turning to social media for help after a question in his 7-year-old son's math homework left him questioning his "sanity." Debate over the value of homework continues to rage among ...