How to stop confusing students with multiple assignment due dates

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   requiring a homework log
2. 2
   making a Google Sheet calendar pinned to the top of the classroom
3. 3
   creating a monthly agenda packet
4. 4
   having students use a notes app or document as a running list of assignments
5. 5
   Making the due date and lock date the same single date
6. 6
   Adhering strictly to uniform policies used by the rest of the teaching team

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.