“Younger elementary school children need anywhere from 10-13 hours of sleep per night, while older elementary school children ...

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Homework is a lot like Marmite among parents – they either love it or hate it. The matter of whether primary school children should be made to do it has been a matter of intense debate recently after ...

On the first day of school, teacher Maya Kruger announced to her sixth-graders at St. Anthony Middle School that her policy is to give them time to work on their assignments in class. Anything that ...

Every Monday, Micaela Avila receives a packet of worksheets that she has to complete at home and turn back in on Friday. The assignments are meant to help her meet this school year’s expectations, ...

“There is no evidence that any amount of homework improves the academic performance of elementary students.” This statement, by homework research guru Harris Cooper, of Duke University, is startling ...

Vidya Thirumurthy received Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship to India during the 2011-2012 to study the Cognitive Development of Children through Everyday Sociocultural Activities. Part of the ...