But when students are doing serious work with their minds, they have to have focus.” “Parents can draw a line when it comes to homework and studying—telling their kids, ‘This is a time when you will ...

By Lara Masri, Education SpecialistIt was just after spring break when two of my students broke down in tears, overwhelmed by ...

Though long regarded as a basic feature of education, homework has drawn both compliments and criticism for its part in student learning. Historically, it supported individual study, strengthened ...

An Ohio teacher has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly showing up unannounced at a student's home to ...

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill ...

It does not require that any teacher demand more homework of students, or that the work must be graded. Those were some of the biggest complaints that emerged among some parents and teachers when ...

One more city in China recently launched a pilot of the "circuit breaker mechanism" for homework, which allows students to stop working even if their homework is unfinished, with parental approval and ...