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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.
Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
Smiling through: Thirty-two resources for entertaining energetic preschoolers during daycare and preschool closures
Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
Ways your whole family can volunteer during the COVID-19 crisis
A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
Student success systems in action: Lessons from the GRAD Partnership
The gender gap in math performance starts early in elementary school
#977: New law, new questions for school choice, with Brian Jodice
What we’re reading: July 13, 2025
Cheers and Jeers: July 13, 2025
No one actually likes high expectations
Close bad schools and expand good ones
Seizing educational dynamism
Attend and achieve: Can high-impact tutoring boost student attendance?
#976: A new hub for smarter education policy, with Doug Harris
What we’re reading: July 6, 2025
Cheers and Jeers: July 6, 2025
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