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Kids and parents dislike math homework, so teachers are scrapping it. Will students be better off?

A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...
WUNC

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 ...
The New York Times

Shannon Spake on balancing work, Ironman training and 4th grade homework

Like so many people throughout the country, Shannon Spake has had to find the proper balance between working from home while also home schooling her children after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered ...
abc13

Fourth grade homework assignment includes statement: 'I'm going to kill you, Tommy.'

RALEIGH, NC -- At around 6:30 Wednesday night, James Iadanza sat down with his daughter to help her do her homework. The fourth grader had to complete a reading assignment. Iadanza was helping his ...
eSchool News

3 tools that foster gamification in my 4th grade classroom

Gamification is one of the biggest in education trends right now in education. According to ISTE, “Gamification is about transforming the classroom environment and regular activities into a game” ...