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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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Not everyone’s on board with turning schooling into therapy
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The case for K–2 testing
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The fault in our genes: Should education policies consider DNA?
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How reopening decisions affected public school disenrollment
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Students are interested in computer science, but many of them lack access
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Education Gadfly Show #793: How D.C. increased teacher diversity and quality
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Cheers and Jeers: October 28, 2021
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What we're reading this week: October 28, 2021
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Declining NAEP scores are flashing red lights for the Covid generation
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What we're reading this week: October 21, 2021
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How do parents use education savings accounts?
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Education Gadfly Show #792: NAEP scores were falling even before the pandemic. Was the Great Recession to blame?
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