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Researchers who looked at data from more than 18,000 10th-graders found there was little correlation between the time students spent doing homework and better grades in math and science courses. But, ...

Going back to school is exciting, but terrifying. The rubber hits the road when homework and exams start. After a busy day, the last thing a child and parent want is a power struggle. Tears, fits, ...

Piling on the homework doesn’t help kids do better in school. In fact, it can lower their test scores, the Huffington Post reports. That’s the conclusion of a group of Australian researchers, who have ...

For years, researchers have been trying to figure out just how important homework is to student achievement. Back in 2009, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development looked at homework ...

Don’t get caught up in the insanity by making young children go home and practice test prep. It borders on educational malpractice. Educators can sometimes be their own worst enemies. For eleven ...

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade ...

This week, French President François Hollande suggested something that many American children could only dream about: banning homework forever. Some educational pros say he may on to something.

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