Parents in West Sacramento said they are shocked by a homework assignment that some said is overtly racist. The 20-exercise worksheet contains what could be considered derogatory statements about ...

Many Seattle elementary schools are doing away with homework this fall, citing a growing body of evidence that take-home assignments tend not to help elementary and middle school students.

Just mentioning the word homework in Amy Foskey’s house has been been known to spark arguments and tears. But that’s a thing of the past, at least for the Tucson mom’s fourth-grader who attends a ...

The no-homework movement is growing in Seattle. A letter went home to parents at Whittier Elementary notifying them of the new school-wide "no homework" policy. And Whittier is not alone. At least a ...