Managing homework priority for ministry By ZOU SHUO | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-26 09:14 Share New notice also says schools should ensure two hours of exercise every day Local education authorities should include homework management in their school evaluations, the Ministry of Education said in a new notice as part of efforts to reduce the excessive academic burden on primary and middle school students. Schools should include homework design, grading and feedback in evaluations of teachers, and local education authorities should open hotlines and other platforms to the public for schools' homework management, the notice said on Sunday. First and second graders should have no written homework, and primary school students should have an average of less than an hour of homework every day, the notice said. Middle school students should have an average of less than 90 minutes.