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 ...

Homework is one of those hot-button topics that never fails to set off a wide range of responses when people are asked about its value. From ardent backers of the age-old practice to absolute ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Harris Cooper A second-grade teacher in Texas recently rekindled the annual debate ...

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 ...

Bitesize has the answers to lots of interesting questions like, why doesn't ketchup come out of the bottle? Or what happens when you strike a match in space? While knowing the answer to these ...

As kids return to school, debate is heating up once again over how they should spend their time after they leave the classroom for the day. The no-homework policy of a second-grade teacher in Texas ...

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Second grade teacher Brandy Young gained national attention in 2016 when a note she wrote to her class parents was posted on social media. "There will be no formally assigned homework this year ...

When the children returned to school last September I dared to dream, for the short while I was allowed, that homework might be a thing of the past. Our afternoons and evenings were our own, the kids ...