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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
Why end-of-course exams are being replaced by the ACT and SAT, and how to reverse that
The “Upgrade Rule”: How schools and districts can make school closures work better for families
The GAS Factor: Lessons learned at Success Academy
The scourge of education malpractice
How personalized learning enthusiasts can ensure they aren’t lowering the bar for the kids who are behind
How attending college but not graduating affects employment
The inextricable links among school choice, school integration, and school transportation
The Education Gadfly Show: Parents’ role in school improvement
Fixing education research in the United States
End-of-course exams should be a matter of course
A new reality for charter schools in California
In most elementary classrooms, kids are all over the map academically. Here’s how two schools cope.
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