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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 Great Books make a comeback
Parents fight district effort to serve more disabled students in public schools
Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education
NYC union creates curriculum to go with state standards
Spending more on special ed without breaking the bank
"K12" leads the way in virtual schooling
Realizing the spirit of IDEA
Is it time for school boards to be accountable, too?
A day in the life of an elementary school student
The Effectiveness of "Teach for America" and Other Under-certified Teachers on Student Academic Achievement: A Case of Harmful Public Policy
Liberating Teachers: Toward Market Competition in Teacher Representation
Confronting an achievement gap at Berkeley High
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