Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are your kids fussy about doing their homework? Do they always come up with excuses to delay their work? Do they hate doing their ...

A couple of months ago, we had quite a debate going on this blog about the importance of homework--how much should be given, whether it’s effective, and how much strain it puts on families. So when I ...

Have you done your homework? There has been much debate about the quality of education in the Unites States, and our elected officials have created and implemented programs such as No Child left ...

There was a story in The Wall Street Journal in late April that should concern parents across America. It wasn't about inflation or the peril facing regional banks: It was more serious than that. It ...

Homework time may be viewed as the most daunting part of the day, both for children and parents. At this time, some parents have only just returned from work and just want to have their dinner and ...

Despite debates in the media over whether American students are academically overburdened, 85 percent of parents believe their children are doing the “right amount” or “too little” homework, and three ...

Dad walks by his 14-year-old daughter Sophie’s room and sees that she is talking on the phone. He is enraged. It is 8:30 P.M. and she has not started her homework. Dad yells at her, "Get off the phone ...