In one of our Wednesday open threads a couple of weeks ago, George mentioned my policy for handling late assignments. I’ve written about it on my personal blog before, but I thought I’d expand on it ...

Arlington Public Schools in Virginia is proposing a plan that would enable middle and high school students to retake or redo certain assignments and reduce the weight that homework has on a student’s ...

A computer snafu has forced what Boston’s schools chief is calling an “unacceptable” delay in assigning students to schools for next year, as the district works feverishly in hopes it can begin ...

It’s safe to say that we’ve all procrastinated our school assignments every now and then, even if it meant slamming down on the “submit” button minutes before the due date. However, can the assignment ...

Meeting deadlines might lose importance if the Keller ISD adopts a new homework policy. According to a story in yesterday’s Star-Telegram, district officials want to equalize point-deductions for late ...

WILLMAR - Daegan Glesne had a rocky adjustment to Willmar Middle School this fall. At first, he turned in assignments late, if he turned them in at all, and he did some shoddy work. He spent time in ...

In this photo taken in 2010, Scappoose High sophomore Candice Thompson works to determine the area of a parallelogram, one of about 20 key skills she must master to pass her math class. Scappoose High ...

At the beginning of the semester students receive a syllabus from every professor with all the assignment due dates. If students are proactive, they should set up a calendar and reminder system for ...

Everybody makes mistakes, but nobody wants to. Missing an assignment is a common mistake that we have all made at some point. While sometimes a solution can be as simple as pushing back the deadline, ...