Jenny Thom, of England, is earning praise for her uplifting homework assignment. — -- Hakuna matata -- it means no worries. That’s the message one teacher in Reading, England, is passing along to ...

Students are often given homework when they miss class or don’t understand assignments and sometimes it’s just busy work. Students should be engaged in some type of learning every evening if they have ...

A picture appearing to show one child's wild answer to a spelling homework assignment has drawn an astonished response on social media—but not for the reasons you might have thought. In a post titled ...

As part of the ongoing Kid's Page series, NJ Advance Media asks students in kindergarten through the eighth grade to answer questions or complete a sentence. This week's sentence is: It was homework, ...

Homework assignments over winter break are seldom well-received. But Jesse Burstyn had no complaints about this one. The Highland Park senior guard and his teammates had to read “Beyond Basketball: ...

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 ...

Today’s guest post is written by Kris Fox, senior field specialist for the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations (QISA). Challenge yourself to rethink the purpose of homework. Although the general ...