A Wisconsin deputy sheriff fielded an unusual call from a child last week. A Wisconsin sheriff's office is used to responding to emergency requests, but one of the deputy sheriffs for the Shawano ...

WESTERLY, R.I. -- Any adult who has tried to help a second-grader with homework has noticed math is not what it used to be. Now schools are unlocking the secrets of Common Core math for mystified ...

Education reporter Holly Korbey and writer Elizabeth Matthew explore why some schools are scaling back homework and whether it helps or hurts students ...

Well boys and girls, we suppose it was only a matter of time. Since copying a question or math problem from your homework into Google is far too taxing, there's now a free iPhone app that actually ...

Circle to Search can now help students with homework, making it easy to search for instructions and answers without leaving the digital homework screen. Later this year, Circle to Search will be able ...

As their assignments become more complicated, you might start to feel that your child's math homework is outpacing your comfort level. Continue to review math materials with him before class and ...

With back-to-school comes back-to-homework, and while that’s often a bummer for kids, it’s not so easy for parents, either. Especially for those of us who want to help but find the cobwebs have taken ...

I had a teacher conference today and met with most of my daughter's instructors and discussed her progress with them. The math teacher (8th grade Algebra II) decided to skip the meeting because he had ...