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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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Review: Brookings analyzes opt-outs and teacher evaluations
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Gadfly Bites - 4/16/15
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Charter schools and backfill: The debate we're not having
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In Search of a Match: A Guide for Helping Students Make Informed College Choices
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How Do School Leaders Respond to Competition? Evidence From New Orleans
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The great achievements of the Every Child Achieves Act
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Patty Murray and the return of wishful thinking
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Alexander-Murray: This is what compromise looks like, in a single table
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Success Academy's Eva Moskowitz is America's most controversial educator
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Eva Moskowitz's polarizing practices
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