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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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The small federal charter school program that helped grow public school choice
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What we’re reading: May 8, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: May 8, 2026
The science and culture of reading instruction
The red-blue flip on local control and what it tells us about education today
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