Elise Dunn, a fifth-grader at Milton’s Collicot Elementary School, had been home for 15 minutes, but she was already back in school mode. Almost as soon as she walked through the door, she downed a ...

Researchers say there is not enough strong evidence to support the oft-cited recommendation of 10 minutes per grade level per ...

Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. Homework is one of the most ...

Educators on social media appear deeply divided over the utility of homework. Many question whether the assignments still serve a clear academic purpose in a post-pandemic landscape, while others ...

Sleep deprivation is an epidemic here on campus. However, the bigger issue is how excessively homework is assigned. It seems that every semester, at least one of my classes is weeks behind the ...

Kindergarten has taken some getting used to for Walker Sheppard, who didn’t attend preschool or day care. Besides all the new rules to remember, there’s a new nightly routine: homework. “We spend ...