One second-grade teacher in Texas wrote a letter to parents to announce she is getting rid of homework for her young students. It has since gone viral. Homework—is it useful for second-graders, or is ...

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 ...

Homework is a hot-button issue for both parents and teachers. When we asked the MindShift audience about it, we got a wide range of thoughtful answers. And the results of our poll were pretty evenly ...