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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
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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
Math and the Mississippi Miracle
Student effort is way down. It’s not their fault—it’s ours.
What we’re reading: March 6, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: March 6, 2026
The 10-year test for durable schools
The role of private school choice in a morally fractured age
How common is “counseling out”—or encouraging teachers to leave schools?
College advising boosts enrollment but not persistence
What the fadeout effect means for testing, accountability, and school choice | Episode 1008 of The Education Gadfly Show
A future for IES?
What we’re reading: February 27, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: February 27, 2026
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