GREENSBORO, N.C. — Homework and school seem to go hand-in-hand, But is it doing more harm than good? The National Education Association recommends a 10-minute per grade level rule for homework. Yet, ...

Homework is as American as, well, mom and apple pie. It’s a concept that has spanned generations (and likely maintained its unpopularity with each new generation of students who take it on). While ...

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 ...

If you're a parent with kids in school, you may have noticed they might be getting less homework than they used to or maybe none at all. That's a relief for some families and dismaying to others. We ...

Clarification: This story has updated to give a more precise estimate of the portion of teachers who say they do not assign homework at all. Questions over how much homework schools should assign are ...