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Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
With more than half of states closing their schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of parents, grandparents, and other caregivers have become de facto “home schoolers” practically overnight. Students in this situation will likely be spending a fair amount of time on screens—as a lifeline, respite, or both. We have compiled some excellent suggestions—updated several times since initial publication—for making at least some of that time educational.
Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
The right contract makes ed tech prove itself
Every digital tool in schools should have to earn its place
What we’re reading: October 30, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: October 30, 2026
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Data science shouldn’t be confined to the math classroom
Tending the ed tech ecosystem
Hey, states: You can just do things
What other states can learn from Alabama’s literacy gains
Are American schools really resegregating?
Positive signs of post-Covid academic recovery
Measuring future teacher potential
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