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Ready or not, a new era of homeschooling has begun

The Hechinger Report

In the meantime, remote workers who are parents are fretting over how they’ll have time to oversee lessons and keep their children on top of Common Core math. Social distancing guidelines will mean fewer playdates and group activities, along with concerns about isolation and boredom.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Drops Defense of Obama Guidelines on Transgender Students.” Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Edsurge also “forecasts the future” of ed-tech and is hopeful.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. More via The New York Times. More via Politico.