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 ...

How long do your kids spend each night hitting the books? If they are complaining about being buried by a growing mountain of homework, not so fast. A report from the Brookings Institution released ...

There is no law governing homework in Northern Ireland, so every school must devise their own policy and share it with ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

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 ...

This Mother’s Day, in the midst of familial conversation, my sister suddenly remembered that her 2nd grade son had a project due the following day. Within minutes, she had the directions out and all ...

From kindergartners to college students, they would all tell you the same thing: we need less homework. Met by the rolling eyes of teachers and parents, the call to less or no homework at all is often ...

If you are hoping to raise a child who always shares, who follows all the rules, and doesn’t act angry once in a while, you will want to skip the books by Heather Shumaker. A speaker and authority on ...

Should teachers assign homework to elementary, middle and high school students? And if so, how much? As part of The Early Show's Back-to-School series last season, child psychologist Dr. Lawrence ...

There's no downtime in Claire Fogarty's 15-hour days. She fits in exercise only with major maneuvering. She lugs piles of work to her church play rehearsals, doing math problems and scribbling science ...