Some research questions the value of homework prior to high school. — -- More than 550 students at a Massachusetts elementary school will have less to carry home in their backpacks this year.

HOLYOKE, MA -- An elementary school in Massachusetts is eliminating homework for the entire school year. But there's a catch - instead of doing homework, kids will stay an extra two hours at school.

When my older daughter was in first grade last year, she averaged about 10-15 minutes of homework a few nights a week. Since she's so young, I viewed her homework as less a tool for becoming "book ...

ARYA SADEGHI: My name is Arya Sadeghi, I'm 11. And this year I'm Grade 6. CONOR DUFFY, REPORTER: For Arya, the joyful race home from school ends not with play or even rest but tutoring and homework.