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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Homework has been tied to school for as long as most of us can remember. Ask any student what school is like, and you'll hear about tests, teachers and homework. But with the way learning shifted ...

There are longstanding debates surrounding homework: when it is beneficial to learning and understanding, and how much time should students spend on it. In an informal Education Week LinkedIn Poll ...

On the first day of school, teacher Maya Kruger announced to her sixth-graders at St. Anthony Middle School that her policy is to give them time to work on their assignments in class. Anything that ...

She argues that homework can do more harm than good for students who are already burnt out after a long day of school. In 2016, a teacher in Texas made headlines for her unique approach to homework — ...

Courtney White is a high school teacher in Alvarado, Texas, who never assigns homework. She recently sparked a debate on TikTok after explaining her stance on not assigning homework. Some commenters ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - When Harriett Plowman yanked her children out of the Kansas City School District, homework was one of the main reasons. Not enough homework. So the Kansas City school board member ...