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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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Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, Kindergarten through Grade 3
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Attending a top high school hurts admission chances at selective colleges
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Intelligence from the NEA representative assembly
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Court says New York is meeting its obligation to prepare citizens for basic duties
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Beating the Odds II: A City-by-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments (Spring 2001 Results)
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Evaluating World History Texts in Wisconsin Public High Schools
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The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools
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More training isn't the key to better teachers
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School choice crossroads
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Private School Racial Enrollments and Segregation
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Initiative to help states, schools ensure that No Child is Left Behind
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Class Size Reduction, Teacher Quality, and Academic Achievement in California Public Elementary Schools
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