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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
Eight recommendations for the Biden administration
What the Capitol riot means for civics education
One option for giving children their pandemic year back: Add an extra year to elementary school, forever
How gifted students improve the outcomes of their classmates, regardless of their ability levels
What we're reading this week: January 21, 2021
The pandemic dims a beacon of school improvement
New York City’s dismantling of gifted education could hurt Black and Hispanic children most
Cooke-ing excellence through research
The Education Gadfly Show: Another reason we need to test students in 2021
The civics and history lesson our children need right now
Without tests in 2021, we’ll never know which schools met the Covid-19 challenge
Charter schools are a Band-Aid when a heart transplant is needed
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