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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
Aloha Furlough Friday ? Throw the Bums Out
Quotable and notable
Putting charter theories to the test: an examination of student mobility in Dayton
Charter schools bracing for funding cuts, still seeking parity
Low-performing schools need more than self-help jargon
Embracing System Reform: Lessons from Five Award-Winning Schools
Back in my day, college students studied more (this isn't a cranky anecdote - it's true)
Substantial savings possible by increasing student-teacher ratios
2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book
Strategic Communications for Portfolio School District Reform
Education news nuggets
Local food movement
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