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 ...

It's no secret that kids hate homework. And as students grapple with an ongoing pandemic that has had a wide range of mental health impacts, is it time schools start listening to their pleas about ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — All this week, Eyewitness News is helping parents get back into the swing of things as a new school year approaches. A new study done by Brown University and Rhode Island ...

The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships ...

HOUSTON – (WDIV) Homework is supposed to be an opportunity to practice the skills that students are learning in school, but for many families, it's a major source of conflict and frustration. As a ...

Experts and school officials debating whether homework is helpful. June 18, 2014— -- The Swedish town of Hallstahammars could become the envy of school children everywhere. It is debating whether ...

How much time does your teen spend doing busy school work each night? According to a recent study, if it's more than one hour… then it's too much. A study from Spain published in the Journal of ...

The National Education Association recommends no more than 10 minutes of homework per grade level. Often though, teachers fly in the face of the research by assigning much heavier loads, especially ...

Just about every parent has had the homework battle at some point. The arc of the fight is familiar: the parents nag, the children avoid or procrastinate; the cycle continues ad infinitum. Is the ...

How much time does your teen spend doing busy school work each night? According to a recent study, if it's more than one hour… then it's too much. A study from Spain published in the Journal of ...