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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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A commonsense alternative to critical race theory bans
A better way to improve literacy among Black and Hispanic children
A downbeat assessment of students’ mental and social-emotional health in the Covid era
NWEA measures the impact of the pandemic on student achievement and growth
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