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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 victims of child maltreatment fare in school
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For the vast majority of school choice studies, short- and long-term impacts point in the same direction
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Improving education policy by looking beyond the "experts"
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When looking only at school choice programs, both short-term test scores and long-term outcomes are overwhelmingly positive
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When it comes to graduation requirements, mastery matters
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How to think about short-term test score changes and long-term student outcomes
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Three mistakes that undermine education reform
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Conservatives' education bill will increase federal bureaucracy
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Why my kids' "Fortnite" obsession isn't such a bad thing
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Facilitating better high school choice
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Do high school graduation standards align with college admissions requirements?
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Is America still a nation at risk?
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