Homework
Read more about take-home assignments, projects, and reading students are expected to complete outside of class
Student Achievement
Opinion
Homework: Leading Unmandated Change
We argue the decision to give homework should be based on evidence that it is effective and by developing a shared value amongst the faculty and parents and yes, the students.
Education
Opinion
Homework: High-Quality Learning, or Act of Compliance?
Homework has been a controversial issue for a long time. Some teachers use it to extend learning while others seem to use it to promote compliance. How do you use homework?
Teaching
Opinion
My Dinner With Alfie
This was not an optimistic conversation.
I don't have a list of all the things we touched on in my dinner with Alfie Kohn--from data mining to innovative curriculum to building better teachers--but there was little about which we disagreed. This is not a golden age for public education--or for the public's valuing of education (two different, but interwoven, things). We talked as two professionals--a veteran practitioner and an education thinker--deeply concerned, deeply worried about the direction that America has embraced, in an effort to improve our education system.
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Homework Time
High school girls spend about an hour more per week on their homework than their male counterparts, researchers at American University have found.
Teaching
A Homework Study Makes Waves, But Researchers Question Findings
A voluntary survey finds that younger grades have more homework than recommended while older grades don't have enough, but the study has come under major scrutiny.
Teaching
Student Tech Use at Home Is Tricky Balancing Act
Social and educational priorities are often at odds when students use digital tools outside of school, prompting many parents to keep a close eye on such use.
Teaching
Lack of Home Internet a Challenge for Students
Students with poor online access at home find themselves at a disadvantage in today’s digital education world.
Teaching
Wi-Fi Hubs on Buses Connect Students in Transit
An Arizona school system is one of a number of districts around the country to install Wi-Fi devices on its school buses, with the goal of allowing students to schoolwork during their rides to and from school.
Teaching
District Extends Wi-Fi to Students in Public Housing
The Kent, Wash., district has set up kiosks with Web connectivity across the community, including public-housing complexes, to help students take part in blended learning away from school.
Federal
Report Roundup
Time on Homework
The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old student is about an hour a day, finds a study from Spain.
Science
Loading Homework Shows Diminishing Returns in Math and Science, Study Says
Homework improves students' math and science performance, up to a point. But many students may go over that point, a new study finds.
Science
Heavier Homework Load Linked to Lower Math, Science Performance, Study Says
The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old students is about an hour a day, a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Educational Psychology suggests.
Curriculum
N.Y. Elementary School Eliminates Homework, But Parents Protest
A N.Y. elementary school is telling students to spend time with their families and play more instead of doing homework, but some parents are resisting the changes.