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

BENTONVILLE -- The Bentonville School District is reintroducing some parents to the homework equation. Parents of elementary and middle school-age children can expect more paper homework assignments ...

Homework: a word that can cause despair not just in children, but also in parents and even teachers. And for primary school children at least, it may be that schools setting homework is more trouble ...

To the editor: Researcher Joyce L. Epstein of Johns Hopkins School of Education points out that students do not need more homework, but do need better homework (“Homework faces an existential crisis.

The legislation doesn't ban homework, but it encourages school districts to establish homework policies for all grades. The goal is to "promote evidence-based homework practices to support pupil ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year. A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to ...