There are longstanding debates surrounding homework: when it is beneficial to learning and understanding, and how much time should students spend on it. In an informal Education Week LinkedIn Poll ...

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade ...

Homework battles can be transformed into positive learning experiences. Experts suggest creating a consistent, distraction-free environment and keeping sessions short. Parents should act as ...

Differentiating content and instruction for each individual learner was once considered the pedagogical holy grail. Yet it could be tiresome. Offering three tiers of worksheets, four centers with ...

Homework has been tied to school for as long as most of us can remember. Ask any student what school is like, and you'll hear about tests, teachers and homework. But with the way learning shifted ...

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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