Think Twice Weekly Report

February 15 - 21 2020

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.

Center for American Progress

Feb. 20 | Report

One Size Does Not Fit All: Analyzing Different Approaches to Family-School Communication

Harvard PEPG

Feb. 20 | Report

Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 19 | Report

A Statistical Profile of New York's K-12 Educational Sector: Race, Income and Religion

Bellwether

Feb. 19 | Report

Staking out the Middle Ground: Policy Design for Autonomous Schools

Reason Foundation

Feb. 18 | Report

School Sector and Climate: Evidence from New York

Brookings Institution

Feb. 21 | Commentary

Categorical inequalities between Black and white students are common in US schools-but they don't have to be

EdChoice

Feb. 21 | Commentary

School Choice Opponents Defend The Indefensible

Fordham Institute

Feb. 21 | Commentary

Ohio Charter News Weekly - 2.21.20

Reason Foundation

Feb. 21 | Commentary

Corporations, Politicians Shouldn't Harm Low-Income and Minority Kids by Pulling Scholarship Funding

Show-Me Institute

Feb. 21 | Commentary

How Missouri Can Serve Its Low-Income Gifted Students

Bellwether

Feb. 20 | Commentary

How Autonomous Schools Should Be Held Accountable - It's Complicated

CRPE

Feb. 20 | Commentary

The Future of Charter Schooling May Mean a Return to Its Roots

Ed Trust

Feb. 20 | Commentary

A Holistic Approach to Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)

EdNext

Feb. 20 | Commentary

Bloomberg Higher Education Plan Sends Progressive Signal

EdNext

Feb. 20 | Commentary

Defining "Patriotic History"

ExcelinEd

Feb. 20 | Commentary

Quality in CTE Programs: It's All About the Data

Fordham Institute

Feb. 20 | Commentary

The biggest scandal in education is hiding in plain sight

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 20 | Commentary

Why New York City Can't Dictate the Racial Make-Up of its Public Schools

Reason Foundation

Feb. 20 | Commentary

On the California Ballot: A $15 Billion School Bond, Plus Another $17 Billion in Borrowing at the Local Level

Brookings Institution

Feb. 20 | Commentary

The value of systemwide, high-quality data in early childhood education

EdChoice

Feb. 20 | Podcast

Ep. 161: Legal Updates With Leslie - MT, TN, CT, OH, NV, D.C.

Bellwether

Feb. 19 | Interview

"I Didn't Realize How Much Work It Takes to Find a School for Your Child": Q&A With Shaniola Arowolaju of Washington, D.C

Bellwether

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Media: "High performing public charter schools coming to low-income parents" in The Hill

Buckeye Institute

Feb. 19 | Testimony

The Buckeye Institute: Education Pluralism Gives Ohio the Holistic Approach to Education Reform it Needs

Cato Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Book Review: Overturning Brown

CRPE

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Compatibility Error: Today's High-Performing Charter Models Can't Run on District Operating Systems

EdNext

Feb. 19 | Commentary

On Education, Bloomberg Is Everywhere

ExcelinEd

Feb. 19 | Commentary

#AskExcelinEd About Work-Based Learning

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Five reasons Congress should not block-grant the federal Charter Schools Program

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Podcast

The Education Gadfly Show: The barriers blocking students of color from challenging courses

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

The 1619 Project perpetuates the soft bigotry of low expectations

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

The elite eight: The remaining Democratic presidential candidates and their views on education reform

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Most school districts have little effect on academic mobility

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Simplifying the college application process benefits students and schools

Fordham Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Gadfly Bites 2/19/20 - Voucher Grouchers 11: The Treadmill of Tedious Temerity

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

De Blasio's Education Blind Spot: Parental Choice

University of Arkansas

Feb. 19 | Commentary

K-2 Assessment? Take your pick...

Heartland Institute

Feb. 19 | Commentary

Research & Commentary: Opportunity Scholarships Would Be A Lifeline For Low-Income Nebraska Students

Bellwether

Feb. 18 | Commentary

What Do Toxic Charter School Politics Mean for Newark Students?

Fordham Institute

Feb. 18 | Commentary

Questions after that New York Times article on the teaching of reading? Here are some answers.

New America

Feb. 18 | Interview

Perspectives on Leadership in Early Education: Getting Underneath Feelings of Incompetence

New America

Feb. 18 | Commentary

Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for PreK-3rd Alignment

EdChoice

Feb. 18 | Podcast

Ep. 160: Big Ideas - "A Legacy To Keep" With Virginia Walden Ford

WILL

Feb. 18 | Commentary

WILL Sues Madison Schools For Violating Parental Rights

About The Think Twice Think Tank Review Project

Think Twice is one of the nation's first efforts to serve as a watchdog to review think tank research on public education issues and policies, ensuring that published work meets the quality and standards of university scholarship. The goal of the Think Twice project is to provide the public, policy makers and the press with timely academically sound reviews of selected think tank publications.

The Think Twice project is funded by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice. The reviews that are a part of this project are expert third party reviews produced by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC)

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The Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by education stakeholders across the county. The mission of the Great Lakes Center is to support and disseminate high quality research and reviews of research for the purpose of informing education policy and to develop research-based resources for use by those who advocate for education reform. Visit the Great Lakes Center website at www.greatlakescenter.org