The 10,000 pieces of evidence that will settle the homework wars

By Alexandra Smith
Updated April 6 2017 - 9:43am, first published March 3 2017 - 2:29pm

Most days at Glenorie Public School, on the rural outskirts of Sydney, small groups of the school's youngest students pore over picture books. They are working hard to make up ground and lift their reading skills to the level of their classmates.

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