Rethinking homework in the modern classroom era Homework has evolved from simple practice to becoming the main vehicle for instruction, often replacing in-class teaching time. While it can enhance ...

Ask any student how they feel about homework, and you’ll probably get a sigh. For generations, homework has been treated as ...

Junior high students at the Marya Yates School in Matteson simply had too many crushes to attend to, Web sites to surf, and television shows to watch in order to sit diligently at their kitchen tables ...

Vice President of Growth & Engagement at CBS News and Stations Jennifer Earl is the Vice President of Growth & Engagement at CBS News and Stations. Jennifer has previously written for outlets ...

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 ...

REDMOND, Wash., June 24, 2002 — Although most students are hanging up their book bags for the summer, parents and teachers are heating up plans for next year. Today at the annual National PTA ...

This is the third installment in our series about school in a perfect world. Read previous entries on calendars and content. We asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to ...

Nearly six decades ago, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, and for a generation of American children school nights would never be the same. Many school systems had dropped homework in the 1940s, but ...