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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
Cheers and Jeers: June 5, 2026
A second wind for standards?
How can states and systems help teacher preparation programs with the science of reading?
Mixed-achievement math classrooms are a net negative
Broad support, barely funded: The paradox of advanced education in America
Only pennies for advanced learners | Episode 1020 of The Education Gadfly Show
Why is Gen Z obsessed with technology?
What we’re reading: May 29, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: May 29, 2026
The diminishing power of teacher unions
Flawed curricular materials aren’t the only reason students aren’t reading enough whole books
The state of teacher union power | Episode 1019 of The Education Gadfly Show
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