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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
Ohio charter critics now stealing metaphors from horror genre
The new Gates strategy: Evolution, not revolution (for better and for worse)
Speaking truth to power: Another missed opportunity to address the role schools must play to break the cycle of poverty
Could the Supreme Court's new union dues case liberate reform-minded Democrats to do what's right for kids?
The Wizard of Oz goes to college
In defense of sports parents
High-performing charter networks are finally embracing well-rounded curricula
Lessons learned from states transforming educator preparation
Delaying school start times: You snooze, you win?
Reinventing Andy Smarick
Transforming Educator Preparation: Lessons Learned from Leading States
You’re invited to an important hands-on workshop: Closing the achievement gap for economically-disadvantaged students
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