PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — As far as kindergartners go, 5-year-old Addrien is your typical elementary school student. He likes coloring. He likes math. And he even likes his homework. But ask parents in ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY — Starting Monday, teachers like Beth McPhee will test the old adage that less is more. "You could potentially have less homework, but it's more individualized homework," McPhee, a ...

Over the last decade, Japanese schools have been scrapping homework while American elementary schools have been assigning more of it. What gives—aren’t they supposed to be the model achievers while we ...

Gaithersburg Elementary School has abolished homework. Instead, students are being asked to read a book for about 30 minutes a night, MyFoxDC.com. reports. When Stephanie Brant came aboard as ...

Our kids have really long days. By sheer scheduling necessity, they’re often at school before we’re at work and they’re still there while we rush home to pick them up. Then they’ve got Girl Scouts or ...

The start of a new school year usually means the return of children's backpacks brimming with homework. That’s no longer the case in one Florida county. A “no homework policy” has been implemented ...