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Peer reviewedKralovac, Etta; Buell, John – Educational Leadership, 2001
A Maine study found that homework often disrupts family life, interferes with parents' own teachings, and punishes children in poverty for lacking computer access and/or a supportive home environment. The standards movement requires teaching in a more tightly controlled system, leaving no room for homework, an unknown variable. (Contains 13…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Child Welfare, Dropout Rate
