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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
Rankings & Estimates. Rankings of the States 2001 and Estimates of School Statistics 2002
The war on charter schools
Alignment Among Secondary and Post-Secondary Assessment in Five Case Study States
Charter Schools in New York: A New Choice in Public Education
Will teenagers connect with higher standards?
Quality Teachers: Can Incentive Policies Make a Difference?
Japanese schools cut back to five-day week
The battle over testing and drill-based instruction, up close and personal
When is a small high school a good one?
Are AP classes losing their luster?
Taking Charge: Urban High School Students Speak Out About MCAS, Academics and Extra-Help Programs
Coming of Age in the 1990s: The Eighth Grade Class of 1988 12 Years Later
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