Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

A new after school program was kicked off last week at Bear Branch Junior High School, in the Magnolia school district, to try and boost homework completion rates among students. Referred to as ZAP, ...

In a recent study, the Center for American Progress delved into the quality of American homework assignments and found a lot of them don’t demand much from students besides basic skills. The study ...

Differentiating content and instruction for each individual learner was once considered the pedagogical holy grail. Yet it could be tiresome. Offering three tiers of worksheets, four centers with ...