The value of homework is being “hotly debated” as more parents and kids are saying “no” to a chore that generations have viewed as a necessary evil.

The value of homework is being “hotly debated” as more parents and kids are saying “no” to a chore that generations have viewed as a necessary evil. School districts are reportedly beginning to listen and scale back students’ at-home workload, with one launching a policy that homework should not “interfere with the student’s health and wellbeing,” and others banning homework altogether and replacing it with reading time. (Philly)