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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
What’s behind the Southern Surge?
An open letter to Bill Gates
A Texas showdown: school choice vs. state testing
Does tightening the screws on earning tenure benefit students?
Cheers and Jeers: May 29, 2025
What we’re reading this week: May 29, 2025
#971: A “Quality Check” on school accountability, with Tom Toch and Lynn Olson
From algebra to calculus (or stats!): Connecting the math pipeline
An agenda for raising student achievement
The voices we don't hear: Teachers who gave up
Charter school advocates keep winning—at least in red states
Restructuring teacher preparation programs to support the science of reading: A case study from Arkansas
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