Feeling overwhelmed by all of your assignments? You wouldn’t be the first, nor the only one. Do you know that 56% of students consider homework to be a primary source of stress? The grip ...

It’s no secret that homework is stressful. But in recent decades, researchers have begun to wonder whether the anxiety it produces outweighs its benefits. A myriad of research suggests that indeed, ...

Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates, or from powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the inspiration comes from a family car ride. While campaigning two ...

Nothing quite stresses out students and parents about the beginning of the school year as the return to homework, which for many households means nightly battles centered around completing ...

Mom-of-four Amanda was looking through her daughter’s math homework when she came across the problem that had her baffled.

Is “homework time” at your house a time for stress? Frustration? Psychotherapist Dr. Erin Leonard shares a few things parents can do to help a child with homework and test stress and regulate anxiety ...

The other day, while I was scrolling through Facebook, I came across a mom’s post about math homework. She described how she and her daughter fought for 25 minutes over one problem. In the comments, ...

If so, we hope the "Homework Lady" Dr. Cathy Vatterott can help. Dr. Vatterott is a professor at UMSL and the author of "Rethinking Homework." Dr. Vatterott travels the country working with school ...

Studying paired with remote learning also equals anxiety. As this week marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., two education experts are helping parents ease anxiety around schoolwork ...

When you were in school, don’t you wish you could have had the choice to opt out of homework? One mom is going viral online for choosing to do just that with her son, and it’s creating a lot of ...