After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

Q: I’m in fifth grade and need help with my math homework, but my parents can’t do it either. They get upset, and I feel stupid and like it’s all my fault. I want to do well in math. What can I do? A: ...

FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KTRK) -- When you have an emergency, who do you call? Well, as a general rule, you call 911. For a 10-year-old child in Colorado, recently, homework was a real emergency. When ...

The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to complete it, parental involvement, its actual affect on learning and achievement, ...

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork." A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil." What could be so horrible? Grade-school math ...