homework

Amherst eliminates winter break homework

Posted on Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: SCOTT MERZBACH , Hampshire Gazette
Date: 12/27/2016
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AMHERST, MA — For the next week while students in Amherst’s public schools are on vacation, they can focus on celebrating the holidays with their families, pursuing their own interests and not worrying about getting school work done. Michael Morris, interim superintendent, sent a letter to all parents and guardians Dec. 6 letting them know… [Read More]

No more homework? Greenfield elementary schools rethink approach

Posted on Monday, December 19th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Tom Relihan, The Recorder
Date: 12/16/2016
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GREENFIELD, MA — Let’s face it: Back in elementary school, nobody liked the feeling of being on Problem 2 with 36 more to go on that math homework while a fresh pile of snow in the front yard beckoned just outside the window. In Greenfield, the principals of the three elementary schools decided to nip… [Read More]

In face of homework bans, local educators a voice for moderation

Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Caitlin Ashworth, The Gazette
Date: 09/20/23016
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After nearly four decades in the classroom, second-grade teacher Johanna Korpita has seen the ebb and flow over how much — or how little — homework children should complete. So as several schools nationwide launch no-homework policies this fall, including at least two in Massachusetts — Holyoke and Essex — and one in Texas that… [Read More]