jul 17, 2017 - Superintendent in Marion County, FL eliminates homework in 31 elementary schools.
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Replaced homework with 20 minutes of reading each night, with students choosing their own reading materials. The decision was based on Allington's research. Article in The Washington Post, Allington quoted: “The quality of homework assigned is so poor that simply getting kids to read replacing homework with self-selected reading was a more powerful alternative.
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Richard Allington
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