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Think Twice Weekly Report
May 12 - May 18, 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
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Future Shock: Early Common Core implementation lessons from Ohio Report 5/18/2012
Mackinac Center Two Cheers for Teacher Pension Reform Bill Commentary 5/18/2012
Heartland Institute Multi-Pronged Education Reform Bill Introduced in North Carolina Commentary 5/18/2012
EdTrust Subgroup Accountability 'Shines a Light' on School Performance Commentary On Research 5/18/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute The dilemma of academic diversity Commentary 5/18/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Orland Township, Tinley Park, Orland School District 135 and Orland Fire receive high marks in transparency audit Commentary 5/17/2012
ConnCAN A Field Guide to Education in Connecticut, 2012 Report 5/17/2012
Buckeye Institute Ohio's Pension Choice: Status Quo or Real Reform? Commentary 5/17/2012
Cato Institute Huge Victory for Educational Freedom in NH Commentary/News Item 5/17/2012
EducationNext Fight Club Commentary 5/17/2012
EducationNext Choosing Blindly Commentary 5/17/2012
Education Sector A Worrisome Tradeoff of the School Choice Movement Commentary 5/17/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly Digest 5/17/2012
Hoover Institution A Philadelphia Story Commentary 5/16/2012
Center for American Progress Implementing Observation Protocols Report 5/15/2012
Mackinaw Center Michigan Education Digest Weekly Digest 5/15/2012
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice Arizona Governor Signs Groundbreaking School Choice Plan Press Release 5/15/2012
Heartland Institute Arizona Enacts Statewide School Choice Measure Commentary 5/15/2012
American Enterprise Institute Making the grade Commentary 5/14/2012
Koret Task Force Hey Guys, Common Core Is Voluntary Commentary 5/14/2012
Mackinac Center The Online Learning Revolution Featuring Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise Upcoming event (5/23/12) 5/12/2012

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