There's increasing doubt that some forms of homework for young children serve any real purpose. One school in south Dublin is currently experimenting with a ban on written homework. How is it working ...

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 ...

A brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading ...

The homework debate about whether it helps students and how much is appropriate has raged for years. Homework debates fill parent WhatsApp groups and continue to be controversial, with claims that ...

Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra A middle school student I know came home from school with the task to recreate a medieval fort out of cake. I expect the History ...