Author: Sacha Pfeiffer

Education reporter Holly Korbey and writer Elizabeth Matthew explore why some schools are scaling back homework and whether it helps or hurts students SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: If you’re a parent with kids in school, you may have noticed they might be getting less homework than they used to or maybe none at all. That’s a relief for some families and dismaying to others. We wanted to know what’s behind this controversial trend. So we invited education reporter Holly Korbey and writer and former university administrator Elizabeth Matthew to discuss this with us.Elizabeth, I understand that you’re pretty firmly in the…