When I toured a public elementary school last spring, one question in particular seemed to make the principal squirm. Do the kindergartners get homework, I asked? Yes, he replied, explaining that it ...

Homework has long been a tradition for elementary school students after spending the day at school. But Elmhurst Unit District 205 is in its second year for which district policy recommends that ...

How much homework students should get has long been a source of debate among parents and educators. In recent years, some districts have even implemented no-homework policies, as students juggle ...

It must have felt like sweet vindication for the students of Vernon Barford Junior High School last June when the summer break hit and the teachers were assigned the homework. The boss, principal ...

Homework can be difficult at any age with some questions students and parents just don’t know the answer to. One mother recently took to Reddit using the “Funny” subreddit to share what her daughter ...

One second-grade teacher in Texas wrote a letter to parents to announce she is getting rid of homework for her young students. It has since gone viral. Homework—is it useful for second-graders, or is ...

Vice President of Growth & Engagement at CBS News and Stations Jennifer Earl is the Vice President of Growth & Engagement at CBS News and Stations. Jennifer has previously written for outlets ...

A kid can forget a lot during the long, hot days of summer. As another batch of students begins school today, Globe Life talks to some new Grade 1s about what's ahead – and whether it's true that ...

A New Jersey mom found herself so confused by her six-year-old daughter’s math homework, she had to ask the teacher for help. The school year is a stressful time for parents. A 2025 Ipsos survey of ...

A teacher in Britain at Bucklebury Primary School has re-ignited the homework debate with her now-viral weekend assignment for her Grade 6 students. Mrs. Thom explained that with exams coming up, it’s ...