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Chris Donnelly: Michael D Higgins is wrong about wanting to scrap homework - it's crucial to closing the underachievement gap

Children are most likely to realise their academic potential when parents - and other adults - are actively and consistently involved in their academic life
Chris Donnelly
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins made the news last week following his calls for homework to become a thing of the past. Speaking to an audience including school children, Ireland's most popular pol[...]

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