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, ...
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 ...
As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...
In the spirit of free and open debate, Highland Elementary fourth-grade students were asked whether or not they should have to do work. The Citizen Telegram will be posting some of their responses ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The SAD 44 School Board Monday discussed the current district practice of ...
A few weeks back, Education Week reported on a new survey of what teachers had to say about homework. The results were illuminating. Forty percent of teachers said they had assigned less homework over ...