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Think Twice Weekly Report
August 6 - August 12, 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
ConnCAN ConnCAN Praises Lawmakers For Paving Way To Recruit More Teachers And Leaders Of Color To State Commentary 8/12/2016
Heritage Foundation States Take a Stand Against the Increasing Centralization of Education Commentary 8/12/2016
Bellwether Red Herring in the Evergreen State: Adult Special Interests Try Blocking Progress (Again) Commentary 8/11/2016
Brookings Institute Student test scores: How the sausage is made and why you should care Commentary 8/11/2016
Brookings Institute Turning around struggling schools is not easy but can be taught Commentary 8/11/2016
Fordham Institute A response to Chester Finn's critique of California's new school accountability system Commentary 8/11/2016
Fordham Institute Why teacher vs. non-teacher pay comparisons are misleading Commentary 8/11/2016
Heartland Institute Massachusetts Court Strikes Down Common Core Repeal Ballot Initiative Commentary 8/11/2016
Bellwether There’s a Reason the Movement for Black Lives’ Education Platform Rejects Charter Schools Commentary 8/10/2016
Cato Institute Is Education “Privatization” Really Just Devious Deceit? Commentary 8/10/2016
Ed Next The Wrong and Right Ways to Ensure Equity in IDEA Commentary 8/10/2016
Fordham Institute Schools should support gifted students, not work against them Commentary 8/10/2016
Fordham Institute 2 suggestions for the future of online learning Commentary 8/10/2016
Fordham Institute Athletes aren’t America's only Olympic stars Commentary 8/10/2016
Heartland Institute Homeschool Students Score Higher On SAT, Study Finds Commentary 8/10/2016
AEI Teacher pensions have a math problem Commentary 8/9/2016
Bellwether The Black Lives Matter Education Platform Is Part of a Bigger Conversation Commentary 8/9/2016
Center on Education Policy NAEP Data: Beat Reporters' Secret Weapon Webinar 8/9/2016
CRPE Taking a Lesson from The Boys in the Boat and Aiming for “Swing” Commentary 8/9/2016
Ed Choice ESAs in Missouri: A “Barren” School Choice Landscape Commentary 8/9/2016
Fordham Institute California goes over the rainbow: An accountability farce Commentary 8/9/2016
Heartland Institute Texas Lawmaker To Revive Bill Establishing Education Savings Accounts Commentary 8/9/2016
Show-Me Institute Not This Again Commentary 8/9/2016
WILL WILL Blog | Milwaukee’s Failing Education System – Part 2 Commentary 8/9/2016
AEI Charter school media coverage has grown more negative the past 10 years Commentary 8/8/2016
Bellwether D.C. Unveiling Affordable Teacher Housing Co-located with Charter Schools Commentary 8/8/2016
Ed Choice Educational Choice and Bridging the Political Divide Commentary 8/8/2016
Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Biweekly digest 8/8/2016
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 8/8/2016
Heartland Institute Indiana Parents Are Highly Satisfied With School Choice Programs, Survey Finds Commentary 8/8/2016
New America Foundation Report Surveys States on Key Indicators of K-3 Quality Commentary 8/8/2016
New America Foundation Creating the Perfect Setting: Prescribed Environments to Maximize DLLs' Inclusion and Learning Commentary 8/8/2016
Progressive Policy Institute PPI School Reform Newsblast: 25th Anniversary of the First Charter School Commentary 8/8/2016

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