The role of homework has long been debated in education—what’s its purpose? How much is too much? Is it effective? As schools ...

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 ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Harris Cooper A second-grade teacher in Texas recently rekindled the annual debate ...

Denise Cote moved from table to table in her math class last week at Stonebridge Elementary in Stillwater, helping her fifth-graders work through word problems to learn multiplication and division.