GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — With a new school year underway, chances are your student is already coming home with homework. How can parents help their children ace those assignments? Read on to learn tips ...

In recent years, homework has become a very hot topic. Many parents and educators have raised concerns about homework and questioned how effective it is in enhancing students’ learning. There are also ...

A new survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center suggests that the amount of out-of-school coursework assigned to students has fallen, in many cases because students refuse to do it, or because ...

A study of 2,000 parents finds that they’re more inclined to step in with extra help when grades, but not test scores, are slipping ...

Q: I home-schooled my oldest, an 8-year-old boy, until this year. He started third grade in public school in August. As a home-schooling mom, I was not a micromanager and don’t want to become one now, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Michel Carter covers working parents, diversity, and jobs. When students start the year eager and prepared, they not ...

As children make their way back to school this week, parents are busy buying uniforms, restoring a sleep routine, meeting new teachers, and thinking of healthy lunch ideas. But once in the swing of ...

School’s out for the winter break in most metro Atlanta school districts by the end of this week. Some students will likely go into the two-week break with homework to complete before school resumes ...

The amount of homework teachers are assigning in many districts has declined over the past few years. And a deeper dive shows ...

Most kids and their parents hate homework, or at best don’t see the point of it. Teachers are not that fond of homework either, but they are expected to assign it. I will not be reviewing the merits ...