Across Illinois and the Chicago area, teachers are flipping instruction. Students watch video lectures or absorb new information at home and come to class to do their assigned work. Advocates say it ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

As the movement against excessive homework continues to grow, some parents say they're drawing a line in the sand between home and school. Schools, in turn, are starting to rethink the role of ...