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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
SOL study tool earns rave reviews from kids
Massachusetts grants MCAS waivers
Papers on knowledge- and skills-based teacher pay
No alternative diploma in Massachusetts
NYC schools chancellor to award top principals battle pay
A Decade of Public Charter Schools: Evaluation of the Public Charter Schools Program: 2000-2001 Evaluation Report
Philly school system overwhelms top suburban principal
The Six Habits of Fiscally Responsible Public School Districts
Pennsylvania's education secretary throws in the towel
Racial distrust and school reform
The Kids That E.C.O.T. Taught: The Pioneers of America's E-Schooling Revolution
Comprehensive School Reform and Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis
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