In elementary school, where we often assign overtime even to the youngest children, studies have shown there’s no academic ...

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 ...

She argues that homework can do more harm than good for students who are already burnt out after a long day of school. In 2016, a teacher in Texas made headlines for her unique approach to homework — ...

Homework: a word that can cause despair not just in children, but also in parents and even teachers. And for primary school children at least, it may be that schools setting homework is more trouble ...

School leaders in Worcester, Massachusetts, are considering giving out no homework on certain days of the week.The school committee voted Thursday night to review its current homework policy. The ...

Kim Kardashian is one of the many parents making a case for why homework should be banned. The 44-year-old beauty mogul and mom of four shocked everyone when she was announced as the first celebrity ...

The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships ...

HOLYOKE, MA -- An elementary school in Massachusetts is eliminating homework for the entire school year. But there's a catch - instead of doing homework, kids will stay an extra two hours at school.