Elise Dunn, a fifth-grader at Milton’s Collicot Elementary School, had been home for 15 minutes, but she was already back in school mode. Almost as soon as she walked through the door, she downed a ...

It seems to me that over the years, kids are getting more homework. It’s not uncommon for first graders to come home with homework. And every year afterward, the amount of homework increases, ...

It seems to me that kids are getting more homework. It’s not uncommon for first graders to come home with homework. And every subsequent year the amount of homework increases, proportionate to the ...

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 ...