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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
Ensuring the quality and consistency of courses is fundamental to fixing high school
High school counseling and individualized plans are key to student success
How Betsy DeVos should have answered "60 Minutes's" questions on school discipline
I support student walkouts, but not without consequences
Four guiding principles for fixing high school
Graduation rates are important—but also have issues as performance indicators. States can use ESSA's flexibility to address that.
Award three high school diplomas: "basic," "career-ready," and "university-ready"
Ask students what they want to do after high school
How we should write high school requirements
Meaningful diplomas need external validation
Let's expect more from our high schools
The special-education graduation conundrum
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