The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships ...

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

A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Chelsea was in 10th grade the first time I told her directly to stop doing her homework and get some sleep. I had been working with her since she was in middle school, treating her anxiety disorder.

A study of adolescents with ADHD, some of whom also experienced sleep problems, found that sleep problems are not associated with homework problems. Weaker neuropsychological functioning was ...

A few weeks back, Education Week reported on a new survey of what teachers had to say about homework. The results were illuminating. Forty percent of teachers said they had assigned less homework over ...

(TNS) — Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has artificial intelligence and its instant answers made it pointless or even counterproductive?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — With a new school year underway, chances are your student is already coming home with homework. How can parents help their children ace those assignments? Read on to learn tips ...