Web sites
Two major Web sites, www.tutor.com and www.brainfuse.com, offer tutoring and study help. They are available at thousands of libraries across the United States. Libraries pay for the service so that kids can use the Web sites for free. Outside of the library, a student can use his library card as a password to log on from home. The Web sites are designed to offer help, but not give answers to questions.
TutorVista lets parents outsource their homework help to India for $49.99 a month. All Internet tutors have graduate degrees.
Books and articles
The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents, Third Edition
by Dr. Harris Cooper, 2006 (Corwin Press)
The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It
by Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish (Crown)
“Helping Your Child with Homework” August 2002 from the US Department of Education. (Keep hitting “next” to see all eight parts.)
“Help Your Student Get the Most Out of Homework”, tips from the National Education Association.
“Helping Your Student Get the Most Out of Homework”, The National PTA.