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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
The AP quandary and how to resolve it
The civic importance of loyal opposition
Hiring teachers from the local community may not always be the very best option
Do phone bans help students?
Election reflections
Why aren't more Black and Latino men becoming teachers? | Episode 1041 of The Education Gadfly Show
School choice and the election: Pre-registering my take
The right contract makes ed tech prove itself
Every digital tool in schools should have to earn its place
What we’re reading: October 30, 2026
Cheers and Jeers: October 30, 2026
Nikole Hannah-Jones blames segregation. A parent who was there blames a system that stopped expecting anything of children.
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