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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
Closing the achievement gap, but at gifted students' expense
The Accountability Plateau
The good, the bad, the ugly: school turnarounds and profiteers
The accountability plateau
In praise of performance pay--for online learning companies
Education Reform Idol: The Reformiest State 2011
When Reform Touches Teachers
Checker Finn on patriotism, democracy, and teaching about 9/11
Working Smarter Together
The Other Achievement Gap
Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Reform School: Mike Miles
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