Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

When you think of high school, what do you think about? Having fun with friends? The sporting events? Homecoming week? Prom? Maybe that’s what the average adult thinks of, but that’s not the case ...

Many students at Hilda Solis Learning Academy believe too much homework is impacting them. In a school survey, almost 40% of students said they spent three hours or more a night. The amount of ...

Homework is one of those hot-button topics that never fails to set off a wide range of responses when people are asked about its value. From ardent backers of the age-old practice to absolute ...

Sleep deprivation is an epidemic here on campus. However, the bigger issue is how excessively homework is assigned. It seems that every semester, at least one of my classes is weeks behind the ...

To the editor: Researcher Joyce L. Epstein of Johns Hopkins School of Education points out that students do not need more homework, but do need better homework (“Homework faces an existential crisis.

Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates or powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the inspiration comes from a family car ride. While campaigning two years ...

Readers argue both sides, citing Finland, the value of repetition, education inequity and more. To the Editor: Re “The Movement to End Homework Is Wrong,” by Jay Caspian Kang (Sunday Opinion, July 31) ...

The first full week of classes after winter break can be a big adjustment for students and their teachers but on Old Mission Peninsula is helping educators “adjust” every Sunday during the school year ...

When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her five-year-old’s homework assignment on social media, she ...

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 ...