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 ...

The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to complete it, parental involvement, its actual affect on learning and achievement, ...

I had a teacher conference today and met with most of my daughter's instructors and discussed her progress with them. The math teacher (8th grade Algebra II) decided to skip the meeting because he had ...

Extra math homework? No kid wants that—but it might be necessary to get addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and other pesky skills to stick. If your child is struggling with all things ...

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 ...

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 ...