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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
Teacher Training and Texas Educational Reform: A Study in Contradiction, The Independent Institute
Union Hypocrisy
Charter Schools and the Education of Children With Disabilities, The Charter Friends National Network
Teacher as cop
Uncommon Wisdom: Effective Reform Strategies, The 2001 Vanguard Schools, Mass Insight
New Frontiers for a New Century, Education Trust
Making school boards more effective
Up with everyone!
Reduce Your Losses: Help New Teachers Become Veteran Teachers, Southern Regional Education Board
Success Against the Odds: Five Years On
Paige Nonsense
Report card on report cards
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