Kids are studying longer but learning less — with tired eyes, shallow lessons, and skills that don’t stick. They are paying ...

Marissa is a fictional but typical high school student. She finishes her school day and then has sports practice and her ...

Source: Flickr Creative Commons/Alberto G. With the school in full swing for so many youth, I wanted to share some comments that students across the nation have shared in response to my blogs on ...

Many students at Hilda Solis Learning Academy believe too much homework is impacting them. In a school survey, almost 40% of students said they spent three hours or more a night. The amount of ...

In recent years, homework has become a very hot topic. Many parents and educators have raised concerns about homework and questioned how effective it is in enhancing students’ learning. There are also ...

As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...

The Los Angeles School District has a new policy saying that homework can’t account for more than 10 percent of a student’s grade. According to the LA Times, the policy is “intended to account for the ...

WASHINGTON -- It's a troubling story: Public school students get so loaded with homework that they stress out and lose out on chances to be playful kids. But that story is largely wrong, two new ...

There has been a lot of talk lately about homework, much of it generated by two new books, "The Homework Myth" by Alfie Kohn and "The Case Against Homework" by Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish. Both say ...

She shared the image around the same time her kids would've started school. Daniel, 9, Harry 5 and Milly 2, would've entered 8th, 4th and second grade -- but in September 2015, the three siblings lost ...