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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
Summer school in New York City, revisited
School District Performance Under The MCAS
A Timely IDEA: Rethinking Federal Education Programs for Children with Disabilities
City offers bonuses to high-performing teachers in at-risk schools
Debating teacher certification and spinning support for vouchers in Ed Next
Education reform in Japan
Public-Private Partnerships: A Consumer's Guide
Dismantling Bilingual Education, Implementing English Immersion: The California Initiative
Why school boards?
Contract for Failure: The Impact of Teacher Union Contracts on the Quality of California Schools
Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Companies 2001-2002
Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms: Effects of New American Schools in a High-Poverty District
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