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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
One new idea, and two old ones, for moving beyond age-based grouping of students
Finding the sweet spot on accountability
Further adventures in teacher-evaluation reform
Cheers and Jeers: June 6, 2024
What we're reading this week: June 6, 2024
#923: Debating school funding inequities, with Alex Spurrier
How “Young Sheldon” provided insight into parenting bright children
The campaign for knowledge-rich curricula is winning
Five things we learned this school year
Are poor schools underfunded? It's more complex than you'd think.
America’s education system is a mess, and it’s students who are paying the price
This Maryland “Grow Your Own” teacher program may be a win-win-win
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