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Think Twice Weekly Report
January 23 - January 29, 2016

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
ALEC National School Choice Week Sets Participation Record in 2016 Commentary 1/29/2016
Fordham Institute Some great ideas from our ESSA Accountability Design Competition Commentary 1/29/2016
Friedman Foundation U.S. States Ranked by Educational Choice Share Commentary 1/29/2016
AEI Public concern about education in 2016: What the numbers say Report 1/28/2016
ALEC Five Reasons to Celebrate National School Choice Week 2016 Commentary 1/28/2016
ALEC Netflix Billionaire Hopes to Avoid Zuckerberg Donation Mess by Focusing on Charter Schools Commentary 1/28/2016
Bellwether Can We Predict Who Will Be a Great Teacher? An Interview with Allison Atteberry Commentary 1/28/2016
Ed Trust Honoring Native American Language and Culture to Raise Achievement Commentary 1/28/2016
Fordham Institute Star Wars and education reform Commentary 1/28/2016
Heritage Foundation My School Choice Story Commentary 1/28/2016
NCTQ The NCTQ Teacher Trendlind Commentary 1/28/2016
Show-Me Institute Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Would Be a Boon to Missourians Commentary 1/28/2016
Third Way Modernizing Teaching Helps Students, Too Commentary 1/28/2016
TNTP For Little Ones, Challenging Content and Play Go Hand in Hand Commentary 1/28/2016
AEI What kind of America will our children inherit? Commentary 1/27/2016
Ed Next Arete: Leveraging the Excitement of Competition to Inspire Academic Excellence Commentary 1/27/2016
Ed Trust Where Is All the Classroom Chatter? Commentary 1/27/2016
Fordham Institute Increasing identification of gifted learners from diverse backgrounds Commentary 1/27/2016
Fordham Institute Three school choice commitments for 2016 Commentary 1/27/2016
Fordham Institute The school choice movement's schisms, explained Commentary 1/27/2016
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 1/27/2016
Friedman Foundation America’s School Choice Programs Ranked By Eligibility, 2016 Edition Commentary 1/27/2016
Friedman Foundation America’s School Choice Programs Ranked by Participation, 2016 Edition Commentary 1/27/2016
Friedman Foundation America’s School Choice Programs Ranked by Purchasing Power, 2016 Edition Commentary 1/27/2016
Mackinac Center Give Michigan Special-Needs Students Fair Access to the Best Options Commentary 1/27/2016
Reason Foundation School Funding Report Finds Inequity Within Montgomery County Public Schools Commentary 1/27/2016
AEI Education Savings Accounts: The Virginia Story Commentary 1/26/2016
Bellwether There’s No Such Thing as a Solitary Education Commentary 1/26/2016
Buckeye Institute The Ohio Supreme Court case hears a case today that’s crucial for school choice in Ohio Commentary 1/26/2016
Center for American Progress A Look at the Education Crisis Tests, Standards, and the Future of American Education Report 1/26/2016
Center of the American Experiment School Choice in Minnesota: Panel at Humphrey School Announcement 1/26/2016
Fordham Institute School choice: The end of the beginning Commentary 1/26/2016
Friedman Foundation Hoosier Views on Indiana’s School Vouchers and More Survey Snapshots Commentary 1/26/2016
Heartland Institute Missouri First to Consider Innovative New School Choice Idea Commentary 1/26/2016
Heartland Institute Why We Need the Legislature to Rein in CPS Commentary 1/26/2016
Heritage Foundation How School Choice Could Improve Life for Teachers Commentary 1/26/2016
Heritage Foundation Why School Choice Helps All Kids (Not Just a Few) Commentary 1/26/2016
AEI School choice for rural students Commentary 1/25/2016
Bellwether A “Dashboard” Accountability System Isn’t Good Enough Commentary 1/25/2016
Cato Institute National School Choice Week Roundup Commentary 1/25/2016
Cato Institute Ultimately, “School Choice” Must Be about Freedom Commentary 1/25/2016
Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Biweekly digest 1/25/2016
Friedman Foundation The ABCs of School Choice Report 1/25/2016
Heritage Foundation What School Choice Advocates Have to Celebrate Commentary 1/25/2016
Heritage Foundation Congress Shouldn’t Push Obama’s Flawed Child Nutrition Policy on Children Commentary 1/25/2016
New America Foundation Standards, Assessment, and Data: A Look at the Leading States Commentary 1/25/2016
Pioneer Institute Teaching U.S. Economic History In Schools Is Topic Of Pioneer Forum Commentary 1/25/2016

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