As a mom of five kids, I’ve heard it all: “Homework should be banned!” my son recently complained, throwing his backpack on the floor. And honestly, I get it. Over the past decade of parenting, I’ve ...

My son’s homework packet sat untouched on my kitchen counter all summer and made me cringe. It was a constant reminder that I didn’t measure up. And it made me worry that maybe my 10-year-old wouldn’t ...

That kind of unstructured play is more than a simple pleasure, says Harvard educator Benjamin Mardell, who runs the Pedagogy of Play project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Free play ...

Some research questions the value of homework prior to high school. — -- More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.

For a lot of families, homework is no longer just a small after-school task. It is turning into a second shift. What used to ...

WARSAW, Poland — Ola Kozak is celebrating. The 11-year-old, who loves music and drawing, expects to have more free time for her hobbies after Poland’s government ordered strict limits on the amount of ...