A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Henrico County Public Schools is considering significant changes to its homework and makeup work policies, aiming to align with research-based best practices. Proposals include grade-level time limits ...

Some research questions the value of homework prior to high school. — -- More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.

Many opinions from readers express concern that social media can be “addictive” for children, and thus it is necessary to ...

Homework would be abolished for primary school pupils and exams phased out in secondaries under ‘madcap’ proposals unveiled by the Scottish Greens. The party came under fire for setting out one of the ...