The case for homework isn’t black and white, so we looked far and wide for research to shed a little light on the matter.

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 ...

Speaking to Irish broadcaster RTE, Michael D. Higgins said school work should be “finished at the school” rather than at home, “an utterance likely to be seized upon by children for years to come in ...

Whenever “Gina,” a fifth grader at a suburban public school on the East Coast, did her math homework, she never had to worry about whether she could get help from her mom. “I help her a lot with ...

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A boy's sassy response to his teacher over why he didn't do his homework is going viral again, due to the sheer hilarity of his answer. Lydia Cortez posted the letter her cousin's son wrote online ...

Sleep deprivation is an epidemic here on campus. However, the bigger issue is how excessively homework is assigned. It seems that every semester, at least one of my classes is weeks behind the ...

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Schools are increasingly setting work online, leading to even more screen-time for children, writes Jennifer Powers. Here, she argues why the UK needs to follow the lead of Sweden and Spain, which are ...

We live, for the most part, fairly similar lives to our next-door neighbors. Both households have two working parents, two kids and an appreciation for the way California weather affords them ...

As children make their way back to school this week, parents are busy buying uniforms, restoring a sleep routine, meeting new teachers, and thinking of healthy lunch ideas. But once in the swing of ...