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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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The collapse of academic standards
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Fat chance for Trump's skinny budget
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A painful ESSA setback in Maryland
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White kids can't read, either (and other unacknowledged truths)
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The Achilles Heel of charter growth—overregulation
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The state of American girls in 2017
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Suspensions' questionable effect on graduation rates
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Cracking down on e-schools: What’s with the double standard?
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When grading schools, parents care about student growth
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Go for heaven on seven: Leverage the Title I school improvement set-aside for new school creation
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One of the best ways to protect LGBTQ students might be fighting for school choice
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When only some parents' values get respect
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