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  "id": 16934201,
  "title": "Elementary school homework could be reinforcing educational inequality, study suggests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/elementary-school-homework-could-be-reinforcing-educational",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T17:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-elementary-school-homework-inequality.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Homework set by elementary schools could be reinforcing educational inequalities by rewarding families who have more time and resources to spend helping their children, new research from the University of Manchester suggests.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}