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

The fourth graders in Jeremy Lowe’s class at Atlanta’s Parkside Elementary School are on a tight deadline. They have only five minutes to write a dramatic “warm-up play” with characters, a setting, ...

Haley Eason got the call in December that her fourth grader may face being held back for the second time in a year because of Tennessee's controversial reading law. Since then, she's been on a ...

Thousands of Tennessee fourth graders who avoided being held back in third grade by opting into yearlong tutoring may again face retention this year. An estimated 5,000-6,000 fourth graders may be ...