Parental concerns about ever-expanding homework assignments for their children may be misguided, according to new research suggesting that students' homework burdens have barely changed in 30 years.

It’s not news that students hate homework. But, new research finds they may actually have very good reasons. In a study of 4,000 students at top high schools, kids reported that they were exhausted ...

Although the homework wars of past years seems to have subsided, the debate continues over whether kids benefit from after-school assignments. Parents are divided on the value of homework. Some ...

In an informal Education Week LinkedIn Poll earlier this year, 42% of respondents said they believe homework is necessary for ...

When my older daughter was in first grade last year, she averaged about 10-15 minutes of homework a few nights a week. Since she's so young, I viewed her homework as less a tool for becoming "book ...

So all that time you spent doing tedious homework assignments back in your school days was all for naught, according to a new study. Turns out, it probably didn’t help you get any smarter. In fact, it ...

Learning how to buckle down and do the work takes intentional action. Distractions, teen life, and life, in general, can make it difficult to keep up with a school workload. Experts in education ...

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Too much homework can diminish its effectiveness and be counterproductive, said Pope and her colleagues, citing prior research suggesting that homework benefits plateau at about two hours per night ...

In a new study, the Center for American Progress delves into the quality of American homework assignments and finds a lot of them don't demand much from students besides basic skills. The study ...

How much homework is too much, and how much is just right? Parents, teachers, and of course their student charges have been pondering that question for generations. In the past decade, the National ...

School kids jump for joy, and parents get ready to breathe a sigh of relief. A US study has found ‘no relationship’ between more homework and better grades. Students have been arguing that homework is ...