Your Saturday editorial, “Homework under attack,” misses an important fact: There is consistent evidence showing that homework doesn’t work. Based on his review of the research, author Alfie Kohn ...

LUTZ, Fla. -- Thousands of people rallied behind a no-homework policy after a Texas teacher's letter to parents went viral. The second grade teacher’s letter told parents: “Homework will only consist ...

Giving students multiple items of homework every day or even every week continues to put more and more stress on them and most of us already have a very busy schedule so we have little time for extras ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students wait for a celebration of high test scores to begin at La Tijera Academy of Excellence in Inglewood on Oct. 22. (Juliana ...

Like Popowich, I have learned that much poorly designed homework allows children to practise mistakes, and leads them to hate school. Poorly designed homework should be banned. Many worksheets fit ...

Editors’ note: For three Saturdays, we are featuring letters to the editor from the fifth-grade class at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Newport News. For information on how a Peninsula-area classroom ...

A letter, reportedly written by a local teacher to parents, is sparking a debate on homework. The Star-Telegram reports that Brandy Young sent the letter home with her second grade students on Aug. 16 ...