My 5th grader has never had homework. Each year the new teacher says the same thing: homework has been conclusively proven to not only provide no benefit, and a

My 5th grader has never had homework. Each year the new teacher says the same thing: homework has been conclusively proven to not only provide no benefit, and actually to increase negative outcomes. Each teacher says she stopped assigning homework about 5 to 15 years ago, and the result has been categorically positive.