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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 one charter network is helping attach students to civil society
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Oases in the desert: Catholic schools' success isn't a mirage
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Racial disparities in special education identification: The conventional wisdom is all wrong
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Do teachers receive adequate support when new standards are implemented?
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Finding Florida's charter school "deserts"
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The evidence on test scores and long-term outcomes: Limited but encouraging
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It’s time for common sense on accountability for online schools
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Addressing inequities in a cartographic age
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Charter opponents don’t have Ohio to kick around anymore
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Charter school deserts or opportunities for access?
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Once indomitable, Indiana finds itself in flux
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Teacher strikes, teacher pay, and teacher status
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