On the first day of school, teacher Maya Kruger announced to her sixth-graders at St. Anthony Middle School that her policy is to give them time to work on their assignments in class. Anything that ...
When Vanity Fair reported Kim Kardashian’s comments that she “doesn’t believe in homework” and “kids are already in school eight hours a day,” she voiced a concern many families recognize: When the ...
GUNNISON – When Jackie Burt worked in public schools, she felt that she wanted to teach kids a different way. So, she formed her own program that focused on keeping schoolwork in school. "I've never ...
NEW YORK -- It's a dream come true -- at least, for a fifth grader. Elementary school students in one Long Island town will be a little less disappointed at summer's end now that the school district ...
It's no secret that kids hate homework. And as students grapple with an ongoing pandemic that has had a wide range of mental health impacts, is it time schools start listening to their pleas about ...
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 ...
This article is one of the winning submissions from the first annual New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. My phone beeped with a text: “Can you come to the playoffs with me ...
She argues that homework can do more harm than good for students who are already burnt out after a long day of school. In 2016, a teacher in Texas made headlines for her unique approach to homework — ...
WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - Some parents in Worcester have recently made a push for a study break in the city’s public schools, proposing new homework-free days. The Worcester School Committee took up ...
WORCESTER - When the dismissal bell rings, the last thing most students want to do when they get home is more schoolwork. "Depending on how much I want to do it kind of sucks because I might not be ...
WORCESTER — A parent group is pushing for changes to the way Worcester Public School educators assign students homework including having a day in which no homework is assigned at all. The topic is on ...