The role of homework has long been debated in education—what’s its purpose? How much is too much? Is it effective? As schools ...

Rob Manning / OPB It's the first day of school Wednesday for many of the kids in OPB's long-term project the "Class of 2025." They started kindergarten together, but they're in fourth grade now at a ...

Homework hasn't changed much in the past few decades. Most children are still sent home with about an hour's worth of homework each day, mostly practicing what they were taught in class. If we look ...

A small classroom routine turned into a parent complaint when one father noticed his son consistently bringing home ...

The no-homework movement is finally getting a little traction, it seems. We’ve all long accepted that homework is just a fact of our kids’ lives when it comes to those 12 years they spend in school.

Summer vacation's over, and your child probably feels just like you do -- not quite ready for all that schoolwork yet! You can both ease back into the homework routine with these tips from Deborah ...