GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — With a new school year underway, chances are your student is already coming home with homework. How can parents help their children ace those assignments? Read on to learn tips ...

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

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Mistakes are bound to happen. When a mom innocently shared a photo of a small typo spotted on her 5-year-old’s homework assignment on social media, she received an unexpected lesson on teacher burnout ...