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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
Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
What we're reading this week: April 15, 2021
A different K–12 world: Teens and parents on Covid-19 shock and schools
How schools can return from the pandemic with strong mental health supports in place
Family engagement is critical to student success—especially now
The unanticipated benefit of the “Colorado Compromise”: Time to address learning loss
High-quality curriculum doesn't teach itself
Reduce class sizes, lengthen the school year, provide tutoring—or let principals decide?
Children learn best when they feel safe and valued
Proceed with caution: School reopening and Covid case rate data
A long overdue look at interdistrict open enrollment in Texas
The Education Gadfly Show: The pandemic’s silver lining: School choice victories in statehouses nationwide
Cheers and Jeers: April 8, 2021
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