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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
Strong standards are vital for making history and civics central in K–12 education
An improved forecast for the NAEP reading assessment
No, school choice is not the answer to critical race theory
We have spelling bees. Why aren’t there reading bees?
Texting parents helps improve student literacy. But how much is too much?
Are Virginia’s elementary schools worsening achievement gaps?
Cheers and Jeers: July 8, 2021
What we're reading this week: July 8, 2021
The Education Gadfly Show #777: O-H-I-O: School reform victories in the Buckeye State
What parents and teachers think about critical race theory
5 things I’ve learned from teaching U.S. history to high schoolers
We need better civics education, but it won’t happen anytime soon
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