Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading, and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said Monday.

Arguing, meltdowns and frustration can make parents dread homework just as much as — or more than — the kids do. But some local educators think homework is an important part of success in school, a ...

It’s the time of year when the homework battles are in full swing. When trying to juggle an already busy schedule of school, work, extracurricular activities, parent-teacher conferences, assemblies ...