I’m writing this as a mom, who happens to be a teacher. There’s been a new school of thought and many schools are now adopting a no-homework policy. t And I must say that I’m a bit old-school; I still ...

I'm an American mom living in Italy. I can communicate just fine but struggle with technical terms. I love helping my daughter with her homework, but one day, I didn't understand an assignment. The ...

When Vanity Fair reported Kim Kardashian’s comments that she “doesn’t believe in homework” and “kids are already in school eight hours a day,” she voiced a concern many families recognize: When the ...

A lot of kids hate homework, and studies show they're getting more of it than ever. But experts are questioning whether the work is worth it. Host Michel Martin discusses the debate over homework with ...

Harris Cooper, professor of psychology at Duke, reviewed more than 60 studies regarding the amount of time a child might do homework to achieve the optimal results. In a paper, published in 2006, he ...

Every evening, after a full day of classes, usually followed by a two-hour basketball practice, my son, Nathaniel, climbs the stairs to his room lugging a heavy backpack and disappears into a black ...