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Think Twice Weekly Report
January 7 - January 13, 2012
The Think Twice Weekly Report is a compilation of education-related articles and reports posted each week by the think tanks monitored as part of the Think Twice think tank review project funded by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.

Think Tank Title Type Release Date
Education Next Top Education Next Articles of 2011! List of most-read EdNext articles in 2011 1/13/2012
American Enterprise Institute Are Teachers Overpaid? A Response Commentary 1/13/2012
Mackinac Center Opposition to Online Charters Misguided Commentary 1/12/2012
Heartland Institute Arizona Legislator Proposes Amending State Constitution to Allow Voucher Commentary 1/12/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly Digest 1/12/2012
Education Next ESEA Reauthorization: Everyone's cards are on the table. Now let's make a deal. Commentary 1/12/2012
EdTrust Learning Denied: The Case for Equitable Access to Effective Teaching in California's Largest School District Report 1/12/2012
EdWeek Quality Counts 2012 Report 1/12/2012
Education Next Teacher Unions, Mac the Knife, and Dollar Power Commentary 1/11/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Bi-Weekly Digest 1/11/2012
Heritage Foundation Critical Issues in Assessing Teacher Compensation

Response to criticisms of their earlier report

 1/10/2012
EdSector On Her Majesty's School Inspections Report 1/10/2012
Buckeye Institute School Districts Start Dealing With Real issues Commentary 1/10/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute The Costs of Online Learning Report 1/10/2012
Center of the American Experiment Online Learing: A Literal New World of Possibilities for Minnesota K012 Education Not really a report - a summary of a roundtable and general commentary 1/10/2012
Mackinac Center Michigan Education Digest Weekly Digest 1/10/2012
NBER The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood Report 1/9/2012

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