VENTNOR – A seventh-grade science fair project about how homework load affects test scores could wind up influencing the school district’s homework policy, according to science teacher Rochelle ...

As married Earth scientists and parents to three inquisitive children, ten-year-old twin boys and a seven-year-old girl, we care deeply about the accuracy of scientific education and its ability to ...

June Gruber’s Science of Happiness course doesn’t map the way to unmitigated joy; on the contrary, the science of emotional wellness is more nuanced, and her students are sharing this message outside ...

The necessity of homework has been a subject of debate since at least as far back as the 1890s, according to Joyce L. Epstein, co-director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships ...

Students at Branchburgh Middle School begin the lanternfly trap challenge. Credit: Danielle Puglisi The spotted lanternfly, an invasive species, was first introduced to the U.S. in Pennsylvania, ...

A brand-new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading ...

How much time does your teen spend doing busy school work each night? According to a recent study, if it's more than one hour… then it's too much. A study from Spain published in the Journal of ...