Homework has long been a tradition for elementary school students after spending the day at school. But Elmhurst Unit District 205 is in its second year for which district policy recommends that st… ...

The state recommended no more than 60 minutes after school. Yet his sons’ school required schoolwork and homework on computers after second grade. And the annual state tests were online.

Author and speaker Sir Ken Robinson considers the role of homework in the academic lives of children—an issue that is still up for debate.