Is my hour up yet? Teenage boy doing homework via Volt Collection/www.shutterstock.com Coaxing teenagers to sit down and do their homework is never an easy task. But is it actually worth their while ...

It's Sunday night and your tired middle schooler tearfully informs you her science project is due the next morning. Oh, and she's got a math quiz she hasn't studied for either. You panic. After all, ...

Why are we asking this question now? A new study to be published in the UK this spring claims that too much study after school turns children off education and sparks family rows. The book, The ...

Debate surrounding the amount – and type – of homework set for children has intensified in recent years, particularly in primary schools. Credit: Photo: Alamy Primary-age pupils should be effectively ...