Junior high students at the Marya Yates School in Matteson simply had too many crushes to attend to, Web sites to surf, and television shows to watch in order to sit diligently at their kitchen tables ...

Educators on social media appear deeply divided over the utility of homework. Many question whether the assignments still serve a clear academic purpose in a post-pandemic landscape, while others ...

REDMOND, Wash., June 24, 2002 — Although most students are hanging up their book bags for the summer, parents and teachers are heating up plans for next year. Today at the annual National PTA ...

Homework. The perennial point of contention sparks anxiety in kids who have to do it, parents who have to make sure they do it (or, in some households, do it for the kids), and teachers who have to ...

This is the third installment in our series about school in a perfect world. Read previous entries on calendars and content. We asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to ...

With three children in various stages of their education, we’ve had plenty of good discussions inspired by what they were studying. In the past few months, the work my daughters and son have brought ...