The right setup turns after-school chaos into focused, low-stress study time. Try these small changes to your space and ...

Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

It's hard to get kids excited about things they don't want to do, like going to sleep, eating their veggies, and, yes, doing their homework. While some children are natural overachievers who enjoy ...

CLEVELAND — Now that kids are back to school, it's time for the crazy fall schedule juggle. It can be tough going from the lazy days of summer, to the hectic routine of school, homework, practices and ...

If you’ve ever wondered exactly how many pictures of dolls there are in the American Girl catalogue, which magically arrives at our home addressed to our 6-year-old as if she had her own Visa card, I ...

Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices. But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers — right ...

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 ...

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade ...