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, ...

She argues that homework can do more harm than good for students who are already burnt out after a long day of school. In 2016, a teacher in Texas made headlines for her unique approach to homework — ...

Your Saturday editorial, “Homework under attack,” misses an important fact: There is consistent evidence showing that homework doesn’t work. Based on his review of the research, author Alfie Kohn ...

In response to a recent letter advocating the end of homework: Are the colleges these kids hope to attend going to dispense with homework? I don’t think so. Can you succeed in higher-level jobs ...

Tens of thousands of Treasure Valley children, teachers and staff are returning to classes this week, marking the start of the 2016-2017 school year.

From kindergartners to college students, they would all tell you the same thing: we need less homework. Met by the rolling eyes of teachers and parents, the call to less or no homework at all is often ...