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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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On career readiness, put our measures where our mouth is
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Senate Republicans: Save the regs! (At least some of them.)
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Louisiana's increased attention to student growth deserves applause, not criticism
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The Common Core-ification of school choice
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How policy changes in Louisiana affected teacher turnover
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What ESSA means for states and schools
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The effectiveness of school improvement grants
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The teachers unions exploited education reform's split over DeVos and inflicted real damage
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The diminishing significance of racism and poverty in education reform
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A cooperative, constructive, and non-exclusive approach to a federal tax credit program
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A 50-state scholarship tax credit
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Casting the net too wide: Ohio’s ESSA plans could place most districts in support status
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