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Released Earlier This Year
- June 24, 2009
- June 22, 2009
- May 28, 2009
- May 27, 2009
- May 21, 2009
- May 18, 2009
- May 13,2009
- May 5, 2009
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Think Twice 
Think
Tank Review Project
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. As think
tank research becomes increasingly important reference sources
in public policy debates, media and other critics have called
for increased scrutiny to ensure validity and objectivity
(click here to see related
stories).
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. It is a collaboration
of the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State
University and the Education and the Public Interest Center
at the University of Colorado at Boulder and is funded by
the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and practice.
Specifically,
Think Twice monitors the research of think tanks that relates
to public education issues and policies.
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2009 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 2009 include:
- The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education
Gene V Glass, Arizona State University
Executive Summary
Policy Brief
- NCLB’s Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do they Improve the Quality of Education?
William J. Mathis, Associate Professor (adj), University of Vermont
Executive Summary
Policy Brief
- Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success
David C. Berliner, Regents’ Professor Arizona State University
Executive Summary
Policy Brief
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| Those associated with the Great Lakes Center are dedicated to the belief that public school reform should be based on empirically sound research. To that end, work supported by the Center is done by independent researchers associated with universities across the country and is subjected to a rigorous review process to ensure that it meets the recognized requirements of academic scholarship. |
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