Experts and school officials debating whether homework is helpful. June 18, 2014— -- The Swedish town of Hallstahammars could become the envy of school children everywhere. It is debating whether ...

HOLYOKE, MA -- An elementary school in Massachusetts is eliminating homework for the entire school year. But there's a catch - instead of doing homework, kids will stay an extra two hours at school.

“There are thousands of other Graces out there," the teen's mother said. A Michigan mother and her teen daughter, who spent 78 days in juvenile detention after a judge ruled that she'd violated ...

When my older daughter was in first grade last year, she averaged about 10-15 minutes of homework a few nights a week. Since she's so young, I viewed her homework as less a tool for becoming "book ...

ARYA SADEGHI: My name is Arya Sadeghi, I'm 11. And this year I'm Grade 6. CONOR DUFFY, REPORTER: For Arya, the joyful race home from school ends not with play or even rest but tutoring and homework.

A Texas school teacher has been hailed as a hero for cancelling homework in her second grade classroom. But is she right? In a note that’s gone viral on Facebook and Reddit, Godley Elementary School ...

But now they’re seeing a significant switch away from mandatory homework, and our kids couldn’t be happier. Townsville mum Estelle Trueman says homework is no longer mentioned in her household, ...