For two years, two reporters documented the realities shaping the students’ lives— the housing insecurity and trauma they had ...

Lamb, W.O. Lance Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, is ditching homework and leading community aid to help kids believe in themselves.

In math, Cotter’s average score in grades one through eight was about 9.6 points above the national average. For example, the national average for fifth grade was 206, and Cotter’s was 213.9.

What starts as a small act of payback doesn’t always stay small. A sarcastic comment, a harmless plan, a moment meant to ...

Have you ever found yourself stumped by a question that seemed so easy when you were in school? You’re not alone. Many grown adults struggle with some of the basic concepts they learned back in fifth ...

A charter school in Douglas County, southeast of Denver, says it is scrambling to staff a 5th-grade classroom after its teacher was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents over the ...

(TNS) — Homework has long been a topic of debate, but in 2025 it is facing an existential crisis: Has artificial intelligence and its instant answers made it pointless or even counterproductive?

AMHERST — Furniture thrown. Tables flipped. Physical altercations erupting regularly. The following descriptions may evoke images of TV wrestling, but a small group of parents allege it can also apply ...

Rebecca Erdman and Christopher White have been an item since their senior year of high school, with one critical six-month break along the way. By Shivani Vora Rebecca Ashley Erdman and Christopher ...

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A Chicago Public Library program offers free homework help for kids, led by certified teachers, in person and online throughout the school year. When school assignments pile up, parents don’t always ...

Regardless of how you feel about kids doing homework, can we all agree that doing it daily is hard? Especially for elementary school students who need our help every step of the way. I know doing the ...