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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
#883: The student behavior crisis, with Daniel Buck
Hard lessons from a veteran homeschooler
Mike Schmoker’s achievable vision for education reform
Learning by going: Springfield, Illinois
Early College High Schools boost degree attainment, especially for marginalized students
Cheers and Jeers: August 10, 2023
What we're reading this week: August 10, 2023
#882: Defending Mississippi’s literacy gains, with Rachel Canter
Screen time during the pandemic and twice-exceptional children: What parents should know
Fair funding finally flows to charters—but the window won’t stay open forever
Virginia leads the way on conservative education reform
Mississippi didn’t cheat. Its reading gains are real.
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