A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Chinese officials hope to rein in teachers who assign too much homework, as the country's Ministry of Education considers new rules that ban schools from requiring students to complete written tasks ...

Many opinions from readers express concern that social media can be “addictive” for children, and thus it is necessary to ...

Amid rising concerns over children being harmed online, a National Assembly deputy has proposed measures to ban or restrict minors from using popular social media platforms for homework or study ...