On TikTok, one mom describes how her son received a 15- to 20-page, double-sided August homework packet on the first day of school For one mom, kindergarten homework was just not working. In a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Due to inclement weather, Springfield schools are closed Wednesday for the third time this year. This is the last traditional snow day for students as future cancellations will result in Alternative ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Two school districts in north St. Louis County have sent packets of additional homework with students in case a grand jury ...

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Little Rock, AR (KTHV) - Lots of children had fun the last couple days, playing outside. But many of them still had work to do. This was the first year of a new system that allowed teachers to assign ...

It's the letter from a teacher that's been read around the world, leaving many parents wishing their own children were in Brandy Young's second grade class. "After much research this summer, I am ...

In the same way that reading logs have ruined reading for a generation of students, summer homework packets have totally ruined the word “packet.” Formerly one of my favorite words, packet used to ...

In mid- to late-December, it finally and gloriously arrives—winter vacation! But your child may not leave school with an empty backpack. Instead, she may return with one or more homework assignments ...