CHILDREN are being lumbered with hours of homework every week, but the extra slog doesn't do them any good, says one academic. Research reveals homework offers no real benefit in primary school and ...

Giving students extra homework in mathematics tends to benefit the highest- and lowest-achieving students more than it does more-average performers, a study has concluded. Homework is an important ...

Crystal McGennity is just five years old but she has a daily diary that would leave many adults weeping with exhaustion. The cute kid crams in an extra 25 hours a week of ­after-school ­activities, ...

Although we saw some teachers move toward "no homework" policies this year (as well as parents who decided for themselves that their kids are "done" with homework), one head teacher in England sent a ...