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Topic: consensus

The research backs later school starts and less overwork, not less homework

Verdicts: 2 Mostly True, 2 Mixed, 1 Unproven, 1 Misleading, 1 False

A viral post says nearly all research favors less homework, later school starts, more vacation and shorter shifts. Two hold up well, one partly, and homework runs the other way.

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