Educators might be striking a happy balance between homework that's assigned to promote learning and homework that's perceived by students and parents as "busywork." As recently as 2002, a vast 74 ...

It's as sure a sign of the school term starting as uniforms in shop windows and the day's getting shorter. This week Lee Strand released their latest Homework Journal, and Eduction Minister Norma ...

ONE of the most popular school books among Kerry pupils every year are back in distribution after new Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh launched the latest edition of the Lee Strand Homework Journal this ...

As kids return to school, debate is heating up once again over how they should spend their time after they leave the classroom for the day. The no-homework policy of a second-grade teacher in Texas ...

IS IT a bore for the kids, another layer of labour for frazzled mums — or a crucial route to academic success? Children’s homework and the time it takes are problems for parents — homework is ...

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 ...