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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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Faith and federalism: The key decision points for a K–12 scholarship tax credit
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District requests for ECOT dollars highlight wide misperceptions about charter funding
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Stop and think before you prejudge social-emotional learning
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A civil rights rollback, or a victory for common sense?
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The effects of NCLB waivers in Kentucky
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What are educators saying about standards implementation?
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A primer on economic mobility in America
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Is building knowledge the best way to increase literacy achievement?
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Guest Commentary: Charter opponent rhetoric should lead to support for equitable funding
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New book from charter school advocates offers lots of bad advice
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Ohio shouldn’t worry about Delaware’s ESSA plan woes—yet
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Interdistrict Open Enrollment in Ohio: A recap of Fordham’s latest event
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