Today, the NY Times looks at an issue crippling the city: The ruinous amount of homework assigned by private schools like Dalton, Trinity and Horace Mann, "Armed with neuroscience, self-analysis and common sense, some of New York City’s most competitive high schools, famed for their Marine-like mentality when it comes to homework, have begun to lighten the load for fear of crushing their teenage charges." more ›

Here's an excuse that's sure to become popular in classrooms throughout the city: "I didn't do my homework because I don't want to go blind." more ›

Homework can be added to the grand list of things that City Council member Peter Vallone is not so fond of. (That list includes graffitti, peeping toms, Con Ed, and pit bulls so far.) The other day, he said he wanted to introduce a cap on elementary school homework - 2 1/2 hours each day, plus one homework-free night a week. Pshaw, a homework-free night? That's called Friday! Vallone explained, "There is no study that... more ›