Rachel Bennett, 12, loves playing soccer, spending time with her grandparents and making jewelry with beads. But since she entered a magnet middle school in the fall -- and began receiving two to four ...

Emily, I hate homework. Last year, my fourth-grader had easily 45-60 minutes a night (and on one glorious evening when he had forgotten both of two long term assignments, five hours). My first-grader ...

Citing the lack of evidence that homework does much if anything to improve academic performance in elementary grades, a principal in Manhattan notified parents that there would be no more after-school ...