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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 mass exodus of teachers isn’t what you think it is. It’s far worse.
A “no zeroes” grading policy is the worst of all worlds
Encouraging progress on “high quality instructional materials”
Bus commutes and their academic impacts in New York City
What we're reading this week: June 16, 2022
Cheers and Jeers: June 16, 2022
Education Gadfly Show #824: Dana Suskind on supporting low-income parents in their children’s early years
Here’s why all students need agency rather than equity
The coming “second wave” of learning loss in 2023 and 2024
“Expert” idiocy on teaching kids to read
Do gifted and talented programs contribute to racial imbalances in elementary school?
How much do teachers matter in the early grades?
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