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

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Just days into the new school year and it's already happening -- panic is setting in for parents as children seek help with their homework. The first thing that parents need to ...

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Math is all around us: the music you listen to, the vehicles you drive and even the food you bake can all be represented mathematically. But for most kids - and many adults - the word math evokes ...

Although the homework wars of past years seems to have subsided, the debate continues over whether kids benefit from after-school assignments. Parents are divided on the value of homework. Some ...

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. Even more concerning is that ...