Here is a fun little secret the education world does not love to talk about: the homework question has already been answered.

Though we established the spotty record on homework, the reality is that most schoolchildren have homework. And although our focus is primarily on parenting, homework has such a huge impact on family ...

Mark Trifilio, principal of the public pre-K-5th grade Orchard School in Vermont, sat down with the school’s 40 educators last summer to discuss the soon-to-start new school year and homework — how ...