School, homework, sports practice, family time, extra lessons and much more. These all things can make your kids busy. Parents want to raise well-versed children who can become successful grownups. To ...

Families that do not have a parent with a college degree or families where English was not the first language have about two and half times the levels of family stress. When it comes to homework, ...

According to a recent study, kids today get about three times more homework than is recommended for their age groups. Education leaders recommend a “10-minute rule” that slowly increases as kids age.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rachel Bennett loves playing soccer, spending time with her grandparents and making jewelry with beads. But since the 12-year-old entered a magnet middle ...

It seems the smoke has barely cleared from those Fourth of July celebrations, but in many parts of the U.S., parents are trying to light fires under their kids in an effort to get them studying for ...

As of Friday, homework can account for no more than 10% of a student’s grade in the Los Angeles Unified School District — a change that drew national media attention. “The phones have been ringing off ...

One thing about homework, it never seems to end . . . Toward the end of the last school semester, one of these columns hit a hot button on homework overload. A woman who once adored school as a ...

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Dear J.L. and G.M., I can’t speak for teachers when it comes to why they assign homework. Besides, that kind of stuff isn’t worth worrying about because it’s out of your control — it’s not helpful to ...