Piling on the homework doesn't help kids do better in school. In fact, it can lower their test scores. That's the conclusion of a group of Australian researchers, who have taken the aggregate results ...

For as long as we can all remember, homework has long been a part of the education system. However, recent research has revealed that homework might just have some negative effects. It is said that ...

Parents, back away from that textbook. Helping your children with their homework—monitoring whether they do it, reviewing their answers, and sharing what you remember from 25 years ago about solving ...

Homework. Generations of children and parents have loved to hate it. Philosophies range over a long continuum. There are conscientious parents who refuse to help with homework because they believe ...

The homework wars have started up again. Last month, the superintendent of the Marion County Public Schools in Florida announced a “no homework” policy for the fall, and parents around the country are ...

Homework: one word that makes the heart of many a parent sink and is guaranteed, at any given time, to be causing rows in homes around the world. The homework debate has raged for decades. How much ...