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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
Transforming Public Schools: The Houston Annenberg Challenge Research and Evaluation Study, Year Two Summary Report
2001 Education Freedom Index
Beyond Brick and Mortar: Cyber Charters Revolutionizing Education
Preschool as the next frontier for Bush and Kennedy
Building Civic Capacity: The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools
The New York Times debates reading methods
Milwaukee public schools respond to competition
Enhancing Teacher Quality through Knowledge- and Skills-based Pay
Better teachers in NYC: recruiting outsiders and retraining veterans
From TAAS To TAKS: A Progress Report on New Assessment for Texas Public Schools
Tuition Tax Credits: A Model for School Choice
Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present
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