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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
Three accountability mistakes states are STILL making in drafting their ESSA plans
Putting kids first: An immediate way to help America's most vulnerable children
Trump Student Success Zones
On career readiness, put our measures where our mouth is
Senate Republicans: Save the regs! (At least some of them.)
Louisiana's increased attention to student growth deserves applause, not criticism
The Common Core-ification of school choice
How policy changes in Louisiana affected teacher turnover
What ESSA means for states and schools
The effectiveness of school improvement grants
The teachers unions exploited education reform's split over DeVos and inflicted real damage
The diminishing significance of racism and poverty in education reform
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