BENTONVILLE -- The Bentonville School District is reintroducing some parents to the homework equation. Parents of elementary and middle school-age children can expect more paper homework assignments ...

Many elementary schools across the nation are cutting down on homework so students have more time for playing, reading and spending time with family. BYU professors and elementary education majors ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – A small but growing number of elementary schools and teachers are doing away with homework to allow kids more time to play sports, spend time with families, read and sleep. The ...

Gaithersburg Elementary School has abolished homework. Instead, students are being asked to read a book for about 30 minutes a night, MyFoxDC.com. reports. When Stephanie Brant came aboard as ...

“There is no evidence that any amount of homework improves the academic performance of elementary students.” This statement, by homework research guru Harris Cooper, of Duke University, is startling ...

Homework has long been a tradition for elementary school students after spending the day at school. But Elmhurst Unit District 205 is in its second year for which district policy recommends that ...

I said it. I’ll say it again. I’m a 35-year-old who’s been out of school for more than a decade, but I hate homework. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. I hate it on behalf of my kids and my family unit ...

“PDF"—play, downtime, and family time—has replaced homework for kindergartners, 1st graders, and 2nd graders at one Chicago elementary school, according to the Sun Times. Calling it a “grand ...

Now that Heavilin Elementary School in Valparaiso has backed off homework assignments, Betsy Meints breathes easier as her kids come home each day. Less homework has meant more focus on ...

The start of a new school year usually means the return of children's backpacks brimming with homework. That’s no longer the case in one Florida county. A “no homework policy” has been implemented ...

WASHINGTON — Kids in Maryland and D.C. are back in school this week; many students in Northern Virginia return next week. So it’s a good time to get the homework habit right. “There are really five ...