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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
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6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
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Bill de Blasio is decimating gifted education in New York. Will Eric Adams save it?
Seeking a constitutional shortcut to educational excellence
Sorry Edutopia, the research base on project-based learning remains weak
What do parents value in a school? An education choice experiment
How well do diverse-by-design charter schools work?
Education Gadfly Show #791: Is this the end of gifted education in New York City?
Cheers and Jeers: October 14, 2021
What we're reading this week: October 14, 2021
How well are schools teaching disadvantaged students to read? In California, it depends where you live.
The college gender gap begins in kindergarten
Critical race theory distracts from academic underachievement
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