The North Rockland school district is saying goodbye to homework and hello to "home learning." The new lingo signals the district's commitment to taking a fresh approach to after-school assignments.

A mom from North Carolina could only laugh after spotting the answer her 12-year-old daughter, who has ADHD, wrote for a homework assignment. An estimated 7 million (11.4 percent) children in the U.S.

There are so many reasons why children may need homework help. Sometimes a child simply does not understand the assignment or the lessons. In other cases, the kid simply misses work because of not ...