Springnet provides a safe and fun web page, with games, links, and homework helper sites. They also provide internet content filtering with no software to download and works with any ISP.

The Partnership for Learning has a step-by-step guide for families looking for extra academic help during the school year, including the thousands of families eligible for tutoring scholarships under President Bush's No Child Left Behind law. The guide includes hands-on advice to save money, identify learning disabilities and monitor progress. Call 1-800-832-2464 for info.

Are American kids drowning in homework? Plenty of media accounts suggest that they are. But a new Brookings report concludes otherwise; and the author warns that many teens aren;t getting enough homework to properly prepare for college-level work.

Each year, about 5,000 children are taken to emergency rooms across the country suffering injuries resulting from carrying heavy backpacks. The American Occupational Therapy Association is sponsoring a National School Backpack Awareness Day to give kids and adults the lowdown on ergonomics for kids and how to improve the environments in which kids learn, play and grow at school.

The National PTA explores in this article the purpose of homework, why it is important and how adults can get involved to motivate children to successfully do their homework.

Ninety-seven percent of high school students surveyed in a 2001 study admitted to at least one questionable practice when it comes to academic integrity; like copying homework, plagiarism or submitting papers obtained from a term paper mill or Web site. The national PTA has practical strategies for parents to nurture integrity in schoolwork.

The Math Forum at Drexel University provides this question and answer service for math students and their teachers.

"Figure This!" provides interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families.

Parents often want to help their children succeed in school, but don't know how to start. These online resources can help parents and children with the work that begins when the school day ends.

This free site lets parents easily create math practice sheets for helping children with basic math skills.