A growing number of schools are rethinking homework — either assigning less of it or, in some cases, getting rid of it altogether, Axios' April Rubin reports.

• Concern for students' mental health, coupled with the ease of using AI chatbots to solve homework problems, have prompted schools to reevaluate how helpful it really is.

📝 By the numbers: 37% of 13-year-old students said they had "no homework assigned" on the day before a National Center for Education Statistics survey in 2023.

• In 2020, that figure was 29%. In 2012, it was 21%.

🖍️ Case in point: Butterfield Canyon Elementary School in Herriman, Utah, has had a no-homework policy since 2020.

• "It helps increase the overall social-emotional health of our students because they're not so focused, especially at the elementary level, just on 'academic, academic, academic,'" Jay Eads, the school's principal, told Axios.

📖 With older students, decreasing homework loads also helps level the playing field for kids who have to work or shoulder large family responsibilities.

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Disney pulled its networks, including ABC and ESPN, from DirecTV's satellite package on Sunday, amid an ongoing carriage dispute, Axios' Sara Fischer reports.

• 🏈 Disney's channels went dark just minutes ahead of the highly anticipated college football game between USC and LSU, which was broadcast on ABC.
• The blackout also comes during the U.S. Open on ESPN, and days ahead of the official NFL season kickoff. ESPN has exclusive rights to NFL games on Monday nights.
• 🎤 And unless it's resolved quickly, it could prevent DirecTV subscribers from watching the Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC.

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Beachgoers celebrate Labor Day weekend yesterday in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.

"Deadpool & Wolverine" dominated the Labor Day box office, with an estimated $15 million-plus in ticket sales.

• It's now brought in roughly $600 million domestically, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.