Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships ...

Readers argue both sides, citing Finland, the value of repetition, education inequity and more. To the Editor: Re “The Movement to End Homework Is Wrong,” by Jay Caspian Kang (Sunday Opinion, July 31) ...

Homework: a word that can cause despair not just in children, but also in parents and even teachers. And for primary school children at least, it may be that schools setting homework is more trouble ...

Homework has been tied to school for as long as most of us can remember. Ask any student what school is like, and you'll hear about tests, teachers and homework. But with the way learning shifted ...

The debate over homework rages on. In response to an Opinion essay by a teacher titled “What Do You Mean My Kid Doesn’t Have Homework? ”, many Facebook users took to the comments section to voice ...

The legislation doesn't ban homework, but it encourages school districts to establish homework policies for all grades. The goal is to "promote evidence-based homework practices to support pupil ...

Raising teenagers is tough. They’re still dependent on you for their everyday needs, but they also have a mind of their own—so while you can nudge them in certain directions, there is only so much you ...

Sachem was the last straw. Â Or was it Kiva? My 12-year-old daughter and I had been drilling social-studies key words for more than an hour. It was 11 p.m. Our entire evening had, as usual, consisted ...