Should schools get rid of homework? Some educators are saying yes

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Is weekend homework too much? Students and parents weigh in

HOME WITH THEM. WEEKEND HOMEWORK DOES IT PASS OR FAIL? THEY ARE THE HOPE OF A NATION. THEY ARE THE FUTURE. THEY ARE THE CHILDREN. HOMEWORK ON THE WEEKENDS, THERE ARE FAUX PAS. LET’S START BY ASKING ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Want students to get more out of homework? Have them help design it

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.
Education Week

Do Students Have Too Much Homework? What Educators Have to Say

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 ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Elementary students’ thoughts on homework

In the spirit of free and open debate, Highland Elementary fourth-grade students were asked whether or not they should have to do work. The Citizen Telegram will be posting some of their responses ...