Mistakes are bound to happen. When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her 5-year-old’s homework assignment on social media, she received an unexpected lesson on teacher burnout ...

GODLEY, Texas -- Kids across the country are heading back to school, but in a small Texas town, one second-grade teacher is making a big promise. Brandy Young, a teacher at Godley Elementary school, ...

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 ...

A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

The modern education system is certainly interesting. When I was growing up, if you didn’t do an assignment, you didn’t receive credit for it. In other words, you got a zero. Similarly, if you failed ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

When a student turns in a writing assignment done at home and it’s clear parts of the finished piece don’t represent the kind of work the student usually does in the classroom, should the teacher ...

By fostering stronger home-school partnerships, parents can help teachers maximize their impact and ensure students thrive ...

When school assignments pile up, parents don't always have the time (or expertise) to help. Thankfully, the Chicago Public Library's Teacher in the Library program is available — for free. “Teacher in ...