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 ...

There is something about homework that we rarely question anymore . A child comes home from school with an exercise book, and ...

Neurologist Judy Willis explores what kinds of homework help students at different stages of development and just how long out-of-hours work should take If you know a bit about the brain then you can ...

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 ...

Homework can deepen inequities for low-income students at school if teachers judge students’ effort by their families’ involvement. That’s according to a new study in the journal Educational ...

A brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading ...

Homework used to be a means of practicing what we’d learned. These days, it's the primary instruction method. Somewhere along the line, teachers stopped teaching full lessons in class and started ...

Join the Adventure with The Gingerbread Man: KS1 Traditional Tales Presentation and Lesson Plan! Get ready for a delightful journey with The Gingerbread Man through our engaging KS1 Traditional Tales ...