Many elementary schools across the nation are cutting down on homework so students have more time for playing, reading and spending time with family. BYU professors and elementary education majors ...

The amount of homework teachers are assigning in many districts has declined over the past few years. And a deeper dive shows that educators in high-poverty school systems are less likely to give out ...

This article was originally published in CalMatters. Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates, or from powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — How much homework is too much homework? A new California bill introduced in the State Assembly asserts that ...

An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see homework as building students' knowledge—and responsibility.

Some parents are shocked when their first-grader comes home from school with homework. The reality is children are learning more at a younger age and take-home assignments are increasing. Parents play ...

From kindergartners to college students, they would all tell you the same thing: we need less homework. Met by the rolling eyes of teachers and parents, the call to less or no homework at all is often ...

KATY, TX (KTRK) -- One high school sophomore is on a crusade for less homework and he's asking students/parents in his district to join him. Cinco Ranch High School student, Luke Austria started an ...

KATY, TX (KTRK) -- Every night, Cinco Ranch High School sophomore Luke Austria spends about four to six hours doing homework at his family's kitchen table. "You do get to kind of learn it on your own ...

With final exams again upon us, students across the country seem more stressed than ever, even as study after study has found they’re spending far less time on schoolwork than students once did. The ...

Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates, or from powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the inspiration comes from a family car ride. While campaigning two ...