Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...

I would like to offer some advice about one of the most frequent problems presented to me in over 30 years of clinical practice: battles over homework. I have half-jokingly told many parents that if ...

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 ...

Viral posts spark: A math teacher’s criticism of parental homework excuses and a budgeting project revealing student financial worries have gone viral, fueling a national conversation. Public opinion ...

Viral teacher complaint: A math teacher shared parent emails excusing homework, blaming such attitudes for student underperformance. Public opinion split: Supporters stressed academic discipline over ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

Brooklyn mom Liat Tamam (from left) sends daughters Rosa, 6, and Astrid, 3, to a no-homework school. Annie Wermiel For Liat Tamam, the daily, tearful battles over homework started soon after her ...

As parents, we too have thought “Oh no!” when our kids brought work home to complete over the break. For students, it can mean tears, sour attitudes and plain old avoidance. For parents, it can ...