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

Reformers in the Progressive Era (from the 1890s to 1920s) depicted homework as a “sin” that deprived children of their playtime. Many critics voice similar concerns today. Yet there are many parents ...

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 ...

Doing homework is not always easy. Sometimes you need some help along the way. Well, that’s what we’ll talk about today. We’ve hand-picked 10 apps that should be able to help you with your homework, ...

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 ...

When it comes to adolescents with math and science homework, more isn't necessarily better -- an hour a day is optimal -- but doing it alone and regularly produces the biggest knowledge gain, ...

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 ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year. A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to allow ...

New research shows that some students are doing more than three hours of homework a night – and that all that school work may be literally making them sick. It may be tempting to dismiss this latest ...

FRAMINGHAM – A local organization that hosts an after-school program for underprivileged children in Framingham recently received a $100,000 donation from the Flatley Foundation in Braintree. The ...