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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
Ohio’s charter school turnaround
The vanishing pre-K advantage
Denver school board champions Black excellence, except in charter schools
Are we ready to close schools’ windows?
What we're reading this week: October 14
The Education Gadfly Show: Lemov and Woolway on teaching like a champion—online
A response to Tim Shanahan on “Social Studies Instruction and Reading Comprehension”
What we're reading this week: October 7
Equity and unintended consequences in the Washington suburbs
The unwelcome success of charter schools
Money matters, which is another reason for spending it well
The interconnectedness of school-finance reforms and test-based accountability
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