A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Just one look at your child’s face after school and you know you’re in for a long night struggling with math homework, answering questions about past and present tenses and giving advice about what ...

As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...

When school is in session, students will spend the bulk of their downtime squeezing in their homework, and all of their extracurriculars. It's been reported that high school students get an average of ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – 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 ...

In the spirit of free and open debate, Highland Elementary fourth-grade students were asked whether or not they should have to do work. The Citizen Telegram will be posting some of their responses ...

Ever come home from school and wonder if all that homework is really making a difference, or just adding to your stress? The truth is, teachers and parents have a lot of different opinions about ...

This week the Ministry for Education launched a new National Homework Policy. Homework surfaces quite often on the national ...

PITTSFIELD — By the time Manny Slaughter gets home each day, he’s just about ready to go to bed. Between his day job at Alternative Living Centers and running the After School Homework and Mentorship ...