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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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Top Fordham Institute blog posts of 2017
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Growth matters
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Racial imbalance in charter and traditional public schools
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Are states' ESSA plans naughty or nice?
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National experts agree that Ohio’s school accountability system is too complicated
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Commitment and common sense: Seven lessons for reformers from the Massachusetts Miracle
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Can parents prod schools to get better?
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The politics of Teach For America
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Putting test prep to the test
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First-person perspective: Personalized learning is real—and it works
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A response to Bill Honig regarding our review of California's ESSA accountability plan
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How to think about discipline disparities
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