Source: Flickr Creative Commons/Alberto G. With the school in full swing for so many youth, I wanted to share some comments that students across the nation have shared in response to my blogs on ...

As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Alesia Higgins is the mother of 3 daughters, the oldest going into 3rd grade. She said homework time at their house is “a bit chaotic.” She and her daughters were at Ventura ...

As children make their way back to school this week, parents are busy buying uniforms, restoring a sleep routine, meeting new teachers, and thinking of healthy lunch ideas. But once in the swing of ...

When I was in second grade, I used to get excited when I had homework; it meant I wasn't a little kid anymore, and I had real work to do. But my second grader comes home every day with homework in ...

Having less homework would be beneficial for some students like Kyan Vanderweel, a San Luis Obispo high school student. With multiple band and orchestra practices a day, on top of taking AP classes, ...

There has been a lot of talk lately about homework, much of it generated by two new books, "The Homework Myth" by Alfie Kohn and "The Case Against Homework" by Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish. Both say ...

Marissa is a fictional but typical high school student. She finishes her school day and then has sports practice and her after-school job each day. It’s nearly 11 p.m. before she returns home, ...