Flutterby™! : Replace homework with reading

Why this superintendent is banning homework — and asking kids to read instead:

The policy will apply to all elementary school students in the district — about 20,000 — but not to middle or high school students. Maier, an expert on reading acquisition who started running Marion schools in November after serving as lead professor of teacher education at the College of Central Florida, said she is basing her decision on research showing that traditional homework in the early years does not boost academic performance but reading — and reading aloud — does.

Yay for (some) evidence-based education.