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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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Education Reform Through Standards: What Does it Mean for Youth in Alternative Education Settings
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The MetLife Survey of The American Teacher 2002: Student Life: School, Home, and Community
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California charter schools create accreditation system
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The OERI bill: a marginal improvement
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Ballot initiatives on class size, after-school programs before voters this fall
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Measuring Up 2002: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education
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Do teachers believe in standards-based reform?
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Civic Engagement and Urban School Improvement: Hard-to-Learn Lessons from Philadelphia
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Giving parents vouchers could revitalize poor neighborhoods
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Edison's year has rocky start
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Visions 2020: Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies, Technology Administration
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Chicago teachers caught helping students cheat on state tests
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