Last spring, when Public School 11, a prekindergarten through fifth-grade school in Manhattan, banned mandatory traditional homework assignments for children up to fourth grade, you might have ...

Homework is one of those hot-button topics that never fails to set off a wide range of responses when people are asked about its value. From ardent backers of the age-old practice to absolute ...

CAMAS — The Camas School District will be lightening the homework load for students starting in the fall after officials, teachers, parents and students spent a year looking at how to best use ...

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