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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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Introducing the Fordham Institute's 2016 Annual Report
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The connection between child cognitive ability and maternal age
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40 ESSA rules endangered by Republicans' repeal efforts
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Ohio’s ESSA plan: The Prepared for Success component
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Protecting choice and flexibility through ESSA regulations
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Time to roll back Obama's misguided discipline guidance
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Are low performers more likely to leave charter schools than traditional public schools?
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How states can create effective teacher evaluation policies under ESSA
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True change requires that we touch hearts, not just heads
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Event recap: What can Washington learn from recent school voucher studies?
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Trump and Congress will repeal Obama's ESSA rules: Why that matters and what should follow
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Securing the public's interest in good schools: Markets, testing, and accountability
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