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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
High school reimagined (and we truly mean reimagined)
Reformer, heal thyself. You've ruined high school.
In reconsidering the high school diploma, don't overlook dropouts
Graduation rates are not the real scandal. High school diplomas and how they are earned are.
Ed reform's past, present, and future
National achievement trends to watch when new NAEP scores are released next month (complete with 35 charts!)
Can we handle the truth about student discipline issues and their potential consequences?
The promising career prospects of (some) liberal arts graduates
Factors that help disadvantaged students beat the odds: Evidence from PISA
Make high school relevant again
Make diplomas meaningful through differentiation
1 in 2: A new estimate of the share of children being raised by married parents
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