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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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Miguel Cardona is a blank slate
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Explicit teaching vs. constructivism: The misadventures of Bean Dad
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The Education Gadfly Show: What does Miguel Cardona’s time in Connecticut imply about his future in Washington?
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What we read during the holiday break: January 7, 2020
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Covid-19 facts and figures will not build trust with terrified parents
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Fordham’s Best of 2020 Flypaper Posts
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It’s not news that Miguel Cardona is a charter school authorizer—and that’s worth celebrating
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2020 Recap: New research from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Fordham’s ten most-read articles of 2020
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What if everything we believe about education is a lie?
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Five critical priorities to transform education in response to Covid-19
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The Education Gadfly Show: Emily Oster and Noelle Ellerson Ng answer the big question: Will schools reopen this spring?
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