An English teacher in Texas has gone viral because she doesn’t give her students any homework. Courtney White, from Alvarado, Texas, posted a video on TikTok mentioning her homework policy. In the ...

Courtney White is a high school teacher in Alvarado, Texas, who never assigns homework. She recently sparked a debate on TikTok after explaining her stance on not assigning homework. Some commenters ...

In an informal Education Week LinkedIn Poll earlier this year, 42% of respondents said they believe homework is necessary for ...

A 27-year-old Texas high school teacher has made waves on TikTok for her decision to not assign any homework. On Aug. 31, Courtney White, who teaches English in Alvarado, shared a clip in which she is ...

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade ...

With parents and kids juggling more sports, tutoring and extracurricular activities than ever, a Texas teacher believes there’s little time left for quality family time. So, she decided to take one ...

If you're a parent with kids in school, you may have noticed they might be getting less homework than they used to or maybe none at all. That's a relief for some families and dismaying to others. We ...

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School’s almost out for summer. Should students clear out their lockers and leave empty-handed—or laden down with stacks of math problems and required reading lists? Will teachers warn of ...