Our kids have really long days. By sheer scheduling necessity, they’re often at school before we’re at work and they’re still there while we rush home to pick them up. Then they’ve got Girl Scouts or ...

In a study done by the Washington Post, students reported doing an average of 2.7 hours of homework per weeknight. When asked how many hours students spent on homework in a day on average, answers ...

When you were in school, don’t you wish you could have had the choice to opt out of homework? One mom is going viral online for choosing to do just that with her son, and it’s creating a lot of ...

A proposed California bill could lessen the load on students by asking schools to dole out less homework. AB 2999, also known as the "Healthy Homework Act," would require districts to update their ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER — Is too much homework becoming an ...

Each year the complaints start to trickle in from friends and co-workers right around the second week of school: “Little Johnny has so much homework. In first grade! He’s exhausted already.” “I spend ...

Yes, parents may be celebrating the return to school and the end of summer stress. But they may also be dreading the return of homework and the arguments, cajoling, and bribing that often comes with ...

It’s an opportunity to walk alongside them as they commit to the work of learning. By Saul Austerlitz My kids call me the homework villain. Every school-day afternoon, my two sons — the older is ...

WHAT KIDS HAVE long suspected and grownups won’t admit is true: Parents hate homework too. While all parents want their children to excel, many fret over how much time homework takes up–and what kids ...

Each year the complaints start to trickle in from friends and co-workers right around the second week of school: “Little Johnny has so much homework. In first grade! He’s exhausted already.” “I spend ...

You’ve probably heard the bad news about homework: kids are working longer hours than ever before, and it’s driving them nearly insane. At least one major book has made this argument, as have numerous ...