A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A leading educator has weighed in on the debate surrounding a seemingly impossible math problem allegedly set as homework ...

Bush Hager shares her three kids with husband Henry Hager Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Jenna Bush Hager is getting real about how tough kids' homework can be! On Monday's episode of Today ...