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Best Parents Ever Do Away With Homework

A Canadian couple have negotiated something called a Differentiated Homework Plan with their children’s school after learning that there is no guarantee that after-school toil does a lick of good. As a result, young Spencer and Brittany Milley of Calgary will not be judged on anything but their in-class performance. (continued)

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As Homework Grows, So Do Arguments Against It

The nation’s best-known researcher on homework says that elementary school students get virtually no academic benefit from homework.

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