AMERICAN STUDENTS are being overworked, says an alarmed chorus of newspapers, magazines, and books. As described by the popular media and even some academics, the crisis is reminiscent of “Sister ...

Everyone's kids get out of control sometimes. Did you notice that telling them what to do and being authoritative makes it even worse? It often does. The more we push, the more they refuse. Research ...

The nation's best-known researcher on homework has taken a new look at the subject, and here is what Duke University professor Harris Cooper has to say: Elementary school students get no academic ...

A stepfather choked a 6-year-old girl after an argument over her spelling homework, police said. When the girl was having trouble with the word “color,” her stepfather responded to her attempts to ...

PERRYVILLE (AP) — The stepfather of a 6-year-old girl is charged with second-degree assault and child abuse for allegedly choking her in an argument over spelling homework. The Southeast Missourian ...

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 ...

Anti-homework sentiment in America is nothing new, says Cindy Wilson, department chair of future education at the University of Illinois Springfield. “I think the debate started in 1897,” she said.

Back to school can be a difficult transition for many families, but even more challenging for some is the return to homework — for both kids and parents. A new survey from Office Depot finds that ...