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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
Why social studies teachers don't teach history and what to do about it
School districts worry about letting kids leave failing schools
The Emerging Education Industry
Education Management Organizations: Growing a For-profit Education Industry with Choice, Competition, and Innovation
Final Report of the Evaluation of New York Networks for School Renewal: An Annenberg Foundation Challenge for New York City
Special Education Services in Colorado Charter Schools
Statement of the Wingspread Coalition: Where Will We Find the Leaders and What Will We Ask Them to Do?
A field guide to low academic standards
In response to "The Special Ed Burden," guest editorial by Jay Greene in last week's Gadfly.
High school seniors still know little U.S. history
NBPTS-certified teachers flunk value-added test in Tennessee
Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform: New American Schools After A Decade
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