The legislation would require that public schools make curriculum plans available to parents/guardians and the public so they have time to go over the plans.
The number of students who scored lower on exams than their homework jumped by more than 40% between 2008 and 2017, according to research done at Rutgers University.
"Children have gotten busier and busier, and homework is making an impact in their lives and sometimes causing undue stress," said Rose Acerra, president of the New Jersey PTA.
I was helping Abby with her homework last night and something caught my eye. We've been doing homework together for several years....but something was weird last night?!
As New Jersey kids get ready to return to school in a few weeks, a new study confirms what many parents already know - their children are getting too much homework.
Our kids spend a third of their day in school, but the work doesn't stop there. Perhaps the most dreaded part of back-to-school, for both students and their parents, is the return of homework.
Lots of New Jersey students and perhaps some parents think too much homework is being given every night, but a new report finds that's probably not the case.