A brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading ...

Alfie Kohn writes about what a new homework study really says — and what it doesn’t say. He is the author of 12 books about education and human behavior, including “The Schools Our Children Deserve,” ...

Do you think it's good for kids to have homework? Let us know on the WBIR Facebook page. The subject of homework can be a divisive issue. In this Parenting 101, we talk to a curriculum expert about ...

There's increasing doubt that some forms of homework for young children serve any real purpose. One school in south Dublin is currently experimenting with a ban on written homework. How is it working ...

Homework has been tied to school for as long as most of us can remember. Ask any student what school is like, and you'll hear about tests, teachers and homework. But with the way learning shifted ...

Q My son just started high school, and two days into it he’s already behind on homework. I helped him last year with it, staying up until all hours of the night to get him through so he wouldn’t have ...

Doing your homework is important in life. Homework, done on time, will not only help you get good grades, it will go a long way toward helping you in being gainfully employed, not getting caught short ...