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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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Beyond Common Core: New poll offers heartening results for reformers
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Presidential contenders: Steal this education speech!
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Six education themes for 2016
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The state of standards and assessments, in two maps
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The condition of college and career readiness for students from low-income families
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Measuring diversity in charter school offerings
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The new ESEA will be “loose-loose” because Arne Duncan went overboard with “tight-tight”
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Sensible responses to insolvent school districts
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Pedal to the metal: An overview of the Cincinnati school accelerator
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An appreciation of Building Excellent Schools
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Education was shortchanged in the GOP debate
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The GOP debate: Education policy predictions
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