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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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How school quality differs within districts
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The relationship between TFA, student achievement, and teacher qualifications
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Combating teaching attrition rates: Start locally
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Praiseworthy efforts to expand opportunities for disadvantaged high achievers
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Start students on the path to high-return degrees earlier
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American schools need dodgeball now more than ever
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Betsy DeVos and other naysayers are wrong: Student outcomes in the U.S. have improved significantly in recent decades
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The evidence indicates that charter schools enjoy an edge on teacher diversity nationwide
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The Education Gadfly Show: Data-based decision-making is great, as long as data are not only test scores
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Is dumbing-down why graduation rates are up? In both high school and college?
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The effects of school discipline on families of color
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How different post-secondary pathways affect the ability of disadvantaged students to attain credentials with labor market value
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