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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.
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Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
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Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
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Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
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Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
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A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
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6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
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Assessing the value of community college credentials
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What we're reading this week: February 25, 2021
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What happens to English learners’ academic achievement when they’re reclassified as English proficient?
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Gen Z and Millennials are bullish on their futures and critical about today’s schools
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Biden’s soft touch might be the only hope for schools in blue districts to reopen
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Teacher unions are the only ones being coldly rational about reopening schools
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Power to the people? Part I
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Are classroom instructional materials meeting the needs of English learners?
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What we're reading this week: February 18, 2021
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The Education Gadfly Show: More parents now admit that their kids have fallen behind academically. Can that awareness power a new wave of reform?
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How schools should spend federal Covid-19 aid
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The Education Gadfly Show: Hard evidence on charter schools and district finances
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