'Slaves' reference in 8th-graders' homework prompts apology from Tennessee school district By Stephen Sorace Fox News Published March 1, 2019 5:37am EST ...

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Nancy Ortenberg is happy about the change. “Homework is much more meaningful now,” said Ortenberg, whose daughter Isabelle, 9, was in school before the policy took effect in 2007.

"He's really onto something here," said Nancy Kalish, who co-authored a book called "The Case Against Homework." "As he pointed out, there is almost zero connection, correlation between homework ...

Another 11% said they had homework but didn't do it, a figure unchanged over 28 years. The only significant increase in homework, the NAEP study found, was for 9-year-olds. In 1984, 35% reported ...

Homework is not only a pain, its "educational value" is still unclear, particular at younger grades. One public school in Barrie even noticed that grades went up after homework was banned.

Journal Reference: Richard Göllner, Rodica I. Damian, Norman Rose, Marion Spengler, Ulrich Trautwein, Benjamin Nagengast, Brent W. Roberts. Is doing your homework associated with becoming more ...

Surprise: They discovered that parental help with homework doesn’t help children score higher on standardized tests. In fact, when parents attempt to puzzle through assignments at the middle ...

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