Think Twice is one of the nation’s first efforts to serve as a watchdog to review think tank research on public education issues and policies, ensuring that published work meets the quality and standards of university scholarship.
The goal of the Think Twice project is to provide the public, policy makers and the press with timely academically sound reviews of selected think tank publications.
Funded by the Great Lakes Center, the Think Twice project is a collaboration between the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University and the Education and the Public Interest Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Review of How School Choice Can Create Jobs for South Carolina
Roy’s review of the South Carolina report finds that it is built on seriously flawed assumptions and offers little insight into the effects of school vouchers. Roy writes that the report relies more on rhetoric and less on authentic research and concludes that it is significantly biased and of little value to policymakers.
Review of Everyone Wins: How Charter Schools Benefit All New York City Public School Students
McEwan's review of the Manhattan Institute's report finds that the report's findings are minimal and may be explained by factors other than charter-school competition.
Policy Briefs on Education Issues
The Center funds policy briefs on important education issues. Policy briefs are written by recognized academic experts in each topic and include a summary of existing research available as well as policy recommendations. Briefs published in 2010 include:
Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools, and the Demographic Stratification of the American School System
Gary Miron, Jessica L. Urschel, William J. Mathis,* and Elana Tornquist
Dept. of Educational Leadership, Research & Technology
College of Education
Western Michigan University
*University of Colorado at Boulder
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