A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...

Homework was probably first assigned the first time a teacher was frustrated that students weren’t learning enough—and that's probably when civilization began. Since then, legions of kids have pleaded ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Homework and school seem to go hand-in-hand, But is it doing more harm than good? The National Education Association recommends a 10-minute per grade level rule for homework. Yet, ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s Parenting Connection Tuesday and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from child development experts on how we can be better parents and ...

Those four words likely sound harmless to you. After all, you are being direct and looking out for your child's best ...

Homework doesn’t have to be a daily struggle. With the right environment, organization tools, and positive routines, kids can approach assignments with more focus and less resistance. Simple ...

The start of a new school year typically marks the dreaded return of homework for students and parents. Brittney Schrick, extension family life specialist and associate professor for the University of ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

Parents are not just quietly signing reading logs anymore. When one mom told her child’s kindergarten teacher she was opting out of homework for the sake of mental health, the move hit a nerve with ...

Parents want their kids to be successful. Sometimes, parents are a bit too obsessed with this idea, though, and they try to take matters into their own hands. That’s what happened to one mom who was ...