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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is very specific to each school - we moved from one school to another in the same district and the first school had a no homework policy, the second one has homework every night for 2nd and 4th grades.[/quote]

Yes; but APS has a districtwide policy now. It's supposed to be the same.[/quote]

What exactly is that policy?[/quote]

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/CFGKGR51D2C5/$file/C-6-%20I-11.2%20PIP-1%20Homework%20MARKED%20UP%205_15_22.pdf

Of note. “Equitable” is in the mission statement. Not rigorous or challenging.

Essentially they said “we used to require 30 mins a DAY of reading/homework, now let’s set a max of 30 mins a WEEK” — across all grades with varying original specified times[/quote]

That's not what this policy says.  I don't understand at all where you're getting that.  It says 30 minutes per day max in K-2 grade, 45 minutes per day in grade 3, 60 minutes in grades 4 and 5, plus instrument practice.  60 minutes per day plus instrument is significant, I think.  There's nothing wrong with this policy.[/quote]
The policy also says a maximum of 60 minutes of homework per week for each high school course. That's 12 minutes per night per course, assuming five nights of homework.[/quote]

How old are your kids?

HSs are on block schedule so most classes don’t meet 5x/wk. [/quote]

They're still taking the same number of classes. [/quote]

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