Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade ...

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Reformers in the Progressive Era (from the 1890s to 1920s) depicted homework as a “sin” that deprived children of their playtime. Many critics voice similar concerns today. Yet there are many parents ...

So much of the homework advice parents are given is theory-based, and therefore not entirely helpful in the chaos of day-to-day life. People are told that students should have “grit.” They should ...

The idea that American students spend hours on end toiling away with burdensome amounts of homework is unfounded, argues a new report from the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy.

The company commits $10.7 billion to make sure students can access the internet at home. It'll provide free hotspots and a limited amount of data -- or a discount for more data. Shara Tibken was a ...

School is starting, which means homework, which means near nightly battles over when and how it’s done for some families. Parents should pay attention to their child’s homework and offer help, says ...

When she realized she couldn't help out her daughter, Amanda Sarno had to have an "embarrassing" conversation with her ...

When his wife, frustrated and overwhelmed, told their 13-year-old to “shut up” during the chaos, the tension didn’t end with ...