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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.
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Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
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Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
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Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
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Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
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A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
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6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
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Schools should ignore Trump and DeVos and worry about winning parents’ trust instead
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The upcoming experiment with class size reduction
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Listening to our elders: The timeless wisdom of Thomas Sowell
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Faculty engagement leads to student engagement in higher education
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Teacher and principals’ views from the Covid battle zone
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Dueling Florida standards reviews
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Response to “Let’s rebuild special education when schools reopen”
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Pity the history teachers
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Is it finally, at long last, time for religious charter schools?
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The past, present, and future of school accountability
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Schools’ role in detecting child maltreatment
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The Education Gadfly Show: Why fall testing could do more harm than good
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