Denver teachers should be holding kids — not parents — accountable for homework. Beyond the core subjects assessed on standardized tests, our teachers should teach life skills such as responsibility, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland elementary school has given the boot to homework assignments. Kate Barker, principal of Cherry Park Elementary School in SE Portland, says research has shown homework doesn ...

Can giving less homework help produce better students? Kansas middle school math teacher Joel Wazac thinks so. Once known for giving heavy homework loads, Wazac reduced assignments this semester to ...

Mark Trifilio, principal of the public pre-K-5th grade Orchard School in Vermont, sat down with the school’s 40 educators last summer to discuss the soon-to-start new school year and homework — how ...