It's flattering when your kids are little, they think you know everything, until you try to help them with their math homework. "She tells me, 'Mom, Mom, this is not correct,'" said Virginie ...

Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices. But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers — right ...

We were teetering on the brink of frustration. Anthony sat hunched over our kitchen island, pencil in hand, peering at the figures and word problems spread out before him. I stood near-by, at a loss ...

We were teetering on the brink of frustration. Anthony sat hunched over our kitchen island, pencil in hand, peering at the figures and word problems spread out before him. I stood nearby, at a loss at ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

Parents, have you ever gotten to the point where your child brings home math homework that you just don’t understand? As much as parents want to help out their children, sometimes new terms in math or ...

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 ...

Anyone who thought they'd never actually have to solve for "x" in real life never anticipated helping their fifth grader do math homework. My daughter, a modern ten year old, brings home math problems ...