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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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Improving the odds in the charter derby
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My experience with school choice
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More than Overdue: Special Ed 2.0 - A Conversation with Miriam Kurtzig Freedman
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Education reporters: Beware of the bubble
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One reason why affluent, liberal parents often choose segregated schools, even when that may not be their intention
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Education changes in Trump's first 100 days
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Practice what you teach
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Congress makes a deal
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How riding a school bus affects student absenteeism
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Charter schools and urban renewal
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Innovation usually makes for poor campaign slogans
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Should schools teach the success sequence?
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