School assignments that a student is expected to do outside of the regular school day—that’s homework. The general guideline is 10 minutes of nightly homework per grade level beginning after ...

Regular homework tasks of up to 15 minutes in length can significantly boost student performance, a new study shows. Overall, the study found a “little and often” approach enhanced students’ ...

To the editor: Researcher Joyce L. Epstein of Johns Hopkins School of Education points out that students do not need more homework, but do need better homework (“Homework faces an existential crisis.