A new Vancouver Public Schools homework policy aims to help families of young children spend more time at the kitchen table, but less of it on homework.
Vancouver Public Schools will eliminate homework for its K-3 classrooms beginning next year after revisions to its homework policies last month. Previously, the district recommended one to three assignments of 15 minutes each every week.
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