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Think Twice Weekly Report
April 8 - April 14, 2017
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
Ed Next Finding the Right Fit for Students with Disabilities Commentary 4/14/2017
AEI Talking to, not past, one another about race, schooling, and reform Commentary 4/13/2017
AEI The state of education in Muriel Bowser’s State of the District Commentary 4/13/2017
Brookings Institution The gap within the gap Commentary 4/13/2017
Brookings Institution Is your child ready for kindergarten? Commentary 4/13/2017
Brookings Institution Redefining accountability to treat teachers and leaders like the professionals they are Commentary 4/13/2017
Ed Choice Has School Choice Become a Purple America Issue? Commentary 4/13/2017
Ed Next Should California’s New Accountability Model Set the Bar for Other States? Commentary 4/13/2017
Education Trust Reprogramming Access to Robotics and STEM Commentary 4/13/2017
WILL WILL Press Release | WILL Study Makes Case For Expansion Of Statewide School Choice Report 4/13/2017
AEI Applying charter school accountability to district-run city schools Commentary 4/12/2017
ALEC Arizona Leaps into Innovative Educational Future with Universal ESAs Commentary 4/12/2017
Brookings Institution Teaching for the 21st century: Broader skills for global citizens Podcast 4/12/2017
CRPE How States Can Promote Local Innovation, Options, and Problem-Solving in Public Education Report 4/12/2017
CRPE Starting With the “Why” in Personalized Learning Commentary 4/12/2017
Ed Next Will Trump’s Deregulation Help Teacher Preparation? Commentary 4/12/2017
Ed Next American Teachers Unions Oppose Innovative Schools—in Africa Commentary 4/12/2017
Education Trust The Black Teacher Effect Commentary 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute What helps disadvantaged students: No-excuses charters vs. income integration? Commentary 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute States mostly squander ESSA's school improvement flexibility Commentary 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute How the emergence of the white underclass could improve education for all Commentary 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute Schools should tell parents whether their middle schoolers are on track for college Commentary 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute Connecting psychology research to gifted education practice Commentary 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Biweekly digest 4/12/2017
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 4/12/2017
AEI Is school choice an end, a means, or what? Commentary 4/11/2017
AEI Ask better school reform questions Commentary 4/11/2017
AEI The solution of little ‘r’ school reform | In 60 seconds Video 4/11/2017
Ed Next With New Data, School Finance is Coming Out of the Dark Ages Commentary 4/11/2017
Education Trust Recommitting to the Civil Rights Legacy of ESEA Commentary 4/11/2017
New America Foundation Interview: Painting the ESSA Canvas with Educator Recruitment and Retention Commentary 4/11/2017
AEI Updating accountability systems for urban schools: What chartering can teach us Video 4/10/2017
AEI How not to argue for school choice Commentary 4/10/2017
AEI Updating accountability systems for urban schools: What chartering can teach us Podcast 4/10/2017
AEI A better education for rural students Commentary 4/10/2017
AEI Fostering a Productive Dialogue on Race, Social Justice, and School Reform Commentary 4/10/2017
Beacon Center of TN UPDATE: Clearing the Air, and the Way, for Voucher Success in Tennessee Commentary 4/10/2017
CRPE Dear States: Don’t forget about us. Love, the 95% of your schools not slated for turnaround. Commentary 4/10/2017
Ed Next What Happened to School Reform in New York City? Commentary 4/10/2017
Ed Next A Counterintuitive Approach to Improving Math Education: Focus on English Language Arts Teaching Commentary 4/10/2017
Education Trust Organizing Schools Around Learning Commentary 4/10/2017
Fordham Institute Education innovations are like children—no two are alike Commentary 4/10/2017
Center of the American Experiment A Teachable Moment for State Teaching Board Commentary 4/9/2017
Center for American Progress Hidden Money: The Outsized Role of Parent Contributions in School Finance Report 4/8/2017
Heartland Institute The Effects Of Education Savings Accounts (ESASs) On Teacher Pay In Texas Commentary 4/8/2017

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