Duke Study: Homework Helps Students Succeed in School, As Long as There Isn't Too Much
The Case Against Homework: How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It by Sarah Bennett & Nancy Kalish (2006) Discusses in detail assessments of studies on homework and the authors' own research and assessment of the homework situation in the United States. Has specific recommendations and sample letters to be used in negotiating a reduced homework load for your child.
Closing the Book on Homework: Enhancing Public Education and Freeing Family Time by John Buell (2004)
The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents by Harris Cooper (2007)
The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing by Alfie Kohn (2006)
The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning by Etta Kralovec and John Buell (2000)
