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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
What we're reading this week: June 29, 2023
#876: The chronic absenteeism crisis, and what to do about it, with Alia Wong
More NAEP losses for high achievers—and how to reverse them
Richmond nixes year-round schools as NAEP scores plummet: “If everyone was out of school, and everyone had learning loss, then aren’t we all equal?”
Do tests predict later success?
School choice battles continue across the country
New York City’s selective high schools work
More evidence that all charter schools shouldn’t be lumped together
Cheers and Jeers: June 22, 2023
What we're reading this week: June 22, 2023
#875: Charter schools that help students earn college credentials, with Kevin Teasley
How not to read a book with students: A rebuttal to NCTE
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