CHILDREN should be let off their homework as a reward for going to school regularly, according to Government advice aimed at cutting truancy. Teachers have been told they should offer incentives to ...

A team of senior women in Southwest China's Chongqing serve as "shared-grannies" to help working parents pick up their children from school and accompany the kids with their homework. [Photo provided ...

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 ...

Can giving less homework help produce better students? Kansas middle school math teacher Joel Wazac thinks so. Once known for giving heavy homework loads, Wazac reduced assignments this semester to ...

Homework is one of those hot-button topics that never fails to set off a wide range of responses when people are asked about its value. From ardent backers of the age-old practice to absolute ...

The Coronado school board has rejected a proposal to eliminate homework on the weekends and during holiday breaks. Superintendent Jeffrey Felix made the proposal following a January screening of the ...