What schoolchild hasn't wished, hoped, and dreamed of not having to do homework? Well, kids who attend elementary school at Public School 116 in New York City may get a pardon. According to a report ...

“PDF"—play, downtime, and family time—has replaced homework for kindergartners, 1st graders, and 2nd graders at one Chicago elementary school, according to the Sun Times. Calling it a “grand ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year. A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to ...

A Montreal-area elementary school has sparked an online debate after adopting a “no homework” policy earlier this year. While students at Elizabeth Ballantyne Elementary School are still expected to ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — As far as kindergartners go, 5-year-old Addrien is your typical elementary school student. He likes coloring. He likes math. And he even likes his homework. But ask parents in ...

Rob Manning / OPB What a difference a few months can make. Last spring, OPB visited Cherry Park Elementary School, where 3rd grade teacher Anne O’Brien, gave two reasons for assigning weekly, written ...

Melissa Catalano, of Long Beach, offered qualified support for the no-homework plan. "I've seen children who've had to do an hour-and-a-half in elementary school, and it makes them feel defeated about ...

Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year. A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to allow kids more time to play, ...

More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.There will be no homework.Kelly Elementary School in Holyoke has banned homework ...

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.

Seven-year-old Henry Ardito, a first-grader at Little Harbour School in Portsmouth, doesn't mince words when it comes to homework. "I hate homework. I wish homework didn't exist," he said. "It takes ...