At the same time, students fear that using the technology to help with assignments will hinder their critical thinking skills, a Rand Corp. survey found.

For most children, mandatory homework assignments push their workweek far beyond the school day and deep into what any other laborers would consider overtime. Even without sports or music or other ...

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(CBS News/CBS Local)-- Are schools across the country going too far by banning homework? According to child and adolescent family therapist Darby Fox, yes. "It's like an ultimate reaction. There is a ...

Las Vegas high-school English teacher Laura Jeanne Penrod initially thought the grading changes at her school district made sense. Under the overhaul, students are given more chances to prove they ...

Learning how to buckle down and do the work takes intentional action. Distractions, teen life, and life, in general, can make it difficult to keep up with a school workload. Experts in education ...