Why homework doesn’t seem to boost learning — And how it could

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework. In 2016, a second-grade teacher in Texas delighted her students — and at least some of their parents — by announcing she would no longer assign homework. “Research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance,” she explained.  READ MORE