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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

The impact of advanced education on underprivileged boys

Can a bonus payment help fill special education teacher positions? Evidence from Hawaii.

What we’re reading this week: February 13, 2025

Cheers and Jeers: February 13, 2025

#956: How schools can manage deportation fears, with Delia Pompa

Easy, DOGE. IES matters.

Culture war vs. competence: Why conservatives should support Penny Schwinn

School choice programs: Testing mandates are more common than you think

Rethinking the school calendar: How Neonetos Public Schools is reimagining learning time

A new picture of modern homeschooling in America

What we’re reading this week: February 6, 2025

Cheers and Jeers: February 6, 2025
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