The growing backlash against homework from educators and parents have some experts concerned that the anti-homework push is compromising the quality of education Canadian kids are receiving. Are 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 ...

Going to school - means lessons, assembly, seeing your friends and - for a lot of you - time to do homework! While giving homework to pupils in secondary schools is generally seen as a good idea, some ...

Creating the perfect homework station isn’t just about finding a desk and chair — it’s about designing a space that actually ...

Homework can be a nightmare - for the parents. You know that sinking feeling. It's late in the evening and you've caught the glint in the eye of the wine bottle in the fridge. And then you get the ...

This is the third installment in our series about school in a perfect world. Read previous entries on calendars and content. We asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to ...

My son, who is in ninth grade, is a really good student, but I’m worried he’s working far too much. He does an average of five or six hours of homework every weeknight, and that’s on top of spending ...

A small but potentially growing number of WA public schools are banning homework for primary students so they can spend more time relaxing, reading and playing. At least four schools have introduced ...