Got Homework? An ACSA Policy Position Paper on Homework is intended as background knowledge to inform the work of California school administrators as they deal with the growing controversy that is surrounding the issue of homework. There is disagreement as to the appropriate grade levels that should be assigned homework, the amount of time spent on homework, the quantity and quality of homework, and whether homework is beneficial or potentially harmful to students. At the center of the disagreement is the crucial question of homework’s efficacy for improving academic achievement.

Below you will find talking points/highlights of the position paper as well as the paper itself.

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