Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Most every family has some form of the homework wars.Kids who are bored by it, or just hate doing it. Parents who think their kids get too much of it, and those who argue there’s not enough. Kids who ...

Ashley Sanchez told Newsweek she was baffled by her son’s homework assignment, but she spotted one word that changed ...

In a recent study, the Center for American Progress delved into the quality of American homework assignments and found a lot of them don’t demand much from students besides basic skills. The study ...

Maybe the dog ate it, or maybe your child just wants to save a tree. Getting students to do their homework can be headache-inducing for parents, particularly when a child’s teen years hit and ...

Jenny Thom, of England, is earning praise for her uplifting homework assignment. — -- Hakuna matata -- it means no worries. That’s the message one teacher in Reading, England, is passing along to ...

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Administrators at a Lutheran school here apologized Wednesday for a fourth-grade homework assignment that asked pupils to write "3 'good' reasons for slavery and 3 bad reasons." ...

While a simple school worksheet may seem innocent enough, one parent decided to rewrite the assignment, changing the narrative from a negative experience of a mother returning to work to a positive ...