SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Guess what, kids? No homework. Really. All year. A small but growing number of elementary schools and individual teachers are doing away with the after-school chore to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teachers, parents and researchers consider homework's benefits and limitations As kids return to school, debate is heating up once ...

It began outside the elementary school doors during afternoon pickup, where parents usually exchanged quick updates and ...

There are two words all students love to hear from their teacher: ‘no homework’. A Massachusetts school is saying just that to students as they are returning to classes, but it’s not being done ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The no-homework movement is growing in Knoxville. Amherst Elementary decided this year to adopt a school-wide “no homework policy.” Some teachers at Brickey McCloud Elementary are ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Talk about a kid's dream come true. Cherry Park Elementary in the David Douglas School District is deciding to try out a no homework policy. “I'm thrilled. My family's thrilled. We ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Getting her children to do their homework is Rayna Furman's least favorite part of the day at her Simi Valley home. The full-time working mom to 10-year-old Logan and ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...