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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
Freddie deBoer is right about one thing, not everything
New Nation’s Report Card disappoints—but shouldn’t surprise
The pandemic was a Sputnik moment for rethinking education, and we blew it
Do education savings accounts increase the cost of private school tuition?
Cheers and Jeers: March 27, 2025
What we’re reading this week: March 27, 2025
#962: Replacing DEI with something better, with Richard Kahlenberg
Should special education include advanced students?
LOLCats: A real efficiency effort for our schools
Education at an inflection point
Trump needs to call Lamar
Cheers and Jeers: March 20, 2025
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