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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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Understanding the economics of online learning
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Calculating the costs of online learning
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NCLB, teacher pay, and much, much more
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New Year. New Website. Same great content.
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A look around the new www.edexcellence.net
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Five thoughts about NCLB on its tenth anniversary
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A new year, a new look for Fordham’s blogs
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Flypaper’s 11 most popular posts of 2011
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My 7 predictions for 2011: A scorecard
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The Green-tea Party
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Unsolved problems – and signs of hope – as 2012 dawns
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What Kevin Carey didn’t say about Diane Ravitch, but should have
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