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Think Twice Weekly Report
February 23 - March 1, 2013
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
Cato Institute Yes, School Choice Does Help Poor Kids Commentary 3/1/2013
Heartland Institute Voucher Surprise in Alabama, Maryland Hears Parent Trigger Bill, and More: Today's National Ed News Roundup Weekly digest 3/1/2013
Brookings Institution Early Childhood Education in the Nordic Countries Audio of event 2/28/2013
Center for Reinventing Public Education Principal Concerns in Wisconsin: Focus on Future Leaders for Rural Schools Report 2/28/2013
ConnCAN ICYMI: Groundswell of Support to Fairly Fund Charters in Connecticut Commentary 2/28/2013
EdSector The Ticking Time Bomb for the Teaching Profession Commentary 2/28/2013
Education Next Straight Up Conversation: Common Core Guru Jason Zimba Commentary 2/28/2013
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice The School Staffing Surge: Decades of Employment Growth in America’s Public Schools, Part II Report 2/28/2013
Stanford CREDO Charter School Performance in Massachusetts Report 2/28/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly Digest 2/28/2013
American Enterprise Institute Desegregation by deliciousness Commentary 2/27/2013
Cato Institute Arne Duncan, Less Than Zero? Commentary 2/27/2013
Illinois Policy Institute School choice must yield results: CPS to close two underperforming charters Commentary 2/27/2013
Mathematica New Report Finds KIPP Middle Schools Produce Significant Achievement Gains Report 2/27/2013
StudentsFirst "Education is truly a civil rights issue" Commentary 2/27/2013
StudentsFirst I remember it clearly… Commentary 2/27/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Steps in the Right Direction Report 2/27/2013
Mackinac Center for Public Policy Michigan Education Digest Weekly digest 2/26/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Trust but verify: The real lessons of Campbell’s Law Commentary 2/26/2013
Center for Reinventing Public Education Portfolio Strategies, Relinquishment, The Urban School System of the Future, and Smart Districts Report 2/25/2013
Center of the American Experiment Two school models, two ethical models of financing Commentary 2/25/2013

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