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 ...

As more schools experiment with reduced workloads and optional practice, the focus is shifting toward quality rather than ...

My son is in 4th grade.Currently he received about 45 minutes of homework a night including 20 minutes of required nightly reading that must be logged and signed by me. Last year he routinely received ...

NEW MILFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- Across the country, teachers have turned the education process upside-down, in a new teaching trend where lessons are taught at home and students complete their ...

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 ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — As far as kindergartners go, 5-year-old Addrien is your typical elementary school student. He likes coloring. He likes math. And he even likes his homework. But ask parents in ...

Karl Taro Greenfeld’s essay "My Daughter's Homework Is Killing Me" provides an interesting insight into the amount of homework middle school students at an elite, competitive school are required to ...

Students in a second-grade class in Texas are catching a break on homework. They won’t get any – all year long. Brandy Young, a teacher in the Godley Independent School District, sent home a letter to ...

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.