For students at competitive high schools in upper middle-class areas, homework may be a double-edged sword. The authors of a study published in the peer-refereed Journal of Experimental Education ...

Nothing quite stresses out students and parents about the beginning of the school year as the return to homework, which for many households means nightly battles centered around completing ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. Millions of American children and teens are heading back to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polls show that American public high school teachers assign their students an average of 3.5 hours of homework a day. According to a recent study from the University of Oviedo in Spain, that’s far too ...

The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old students is about an hour a day, a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Educational Psychology suggests. And spending too much time on ...

A new study says that the biggest cause of stress for children is too much homework. It topped bullying, parental expectations and self-esteem. The study by the Better Sleep Council said that 74 ...

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 ...

It’s the bane of every teen’s existence. After sitting through hours at school, they leave only to get started on mountains of homework. And educators are mixed on its effectiveness. Some say the ...

Doing more than three hours of homework per night may be making your child sick. A study conducted by Stanford Graduate School of Education surveyed more than 4,300 students from ten high-performing ...