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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
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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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A test for the test: Moving the AP exams online
6 ways districts can deliver quality virtual instruction
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The Trump team gives Head Start the DOGE treatment
The reading crisis is changing the conversation
Against the Pinterest classroom
State solutions to school discipline
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Don’t give up on foreign language education
Across the states: Reactions to Fordham’s updated teachers union strength rankings
New NAEP data show boys have made a historic comeback in reading. Is it too good to be true?
What we’re reading: July 31, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: July 31, 2026
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