Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. NAT: Hey, Nat here, let's see what's making news. Poland has just banned homework. Yes, that's right no ...

As kids return to school, debate is heating up once again over how they should spend their time after they leave the classroom for the day. The no-homework policy of a second-grade teacher in Texas ...

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Some research questions the value of homework prior to high school. — -- More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.

The word homework doesn’t just elicit groans from students. Many veteran educators aren’t fans of it either. Barbara Tollison, a high school English teacher with nearly four decades in the classroom, ...

When Vanity Fair reported Kim Kardashian’s comments that she “doesn’t believe in homework” and “kids are already in school eight hours a day,” she voiced a concern many families recognize: When the ...

The legislation doesn't ban homework, but it encourages school districts to establish homework policies for all grades. The goal is to "promote evidence-based homework practices to support pupil ...

Confidence, intelligence, creativity, and happy productivity depend on ample time for unstructured play and imagination. This is true throughout childhood, but especially critical in the early years, ...