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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
Biden’s soft touch might be the only hope for schools in blue districts to reopen
Teacher unions are the only ones being coldly rational about reopening schools
Power to the people? Part I
Are classroom instructional materials meeting the needs of English learners?
What we're reading this week: February 18, 2021
The Education Gadfly Show: More parents now admit that their kids have fallen behind academically. Can that awareness power a new wave of reform?
How schools should spend federal Covid-19 aid
The Education Gadfly Show: Hard evidence on charter schools and district finances
Massive student loan forgiveness would be a lost opportunity to help needy Americans
Literacy is equity
How much does student motivation affect student outcomes?
What drives racial gaps in special education identification?
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