Think Twice Weekly Report

January 6 - February 12, 2021

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.

WILL

Feb. 11 | Report

Dreams Deferred: The Economic Cost of Learning Loss in Wisconsin

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 11 | Report

The Drawbacks of Universal Pre-K: A Review of the Evidence

Urban Institute

Feb. 11 | Report

Supporting the Child Care and Early Education Workforce

ExcelinEd

Feb. 11 | Report

Building Resilient School Systems in Illinois: An Education Flexibility Guide for District and School Leaders

Fordham Institute

Feb. 9 | Report

Robbers or Victims? Charter Schools and District Finances

Bellwether

Feb. 8 | Report

From Pandemic to Progress: Eight Education Pathways for COVID-19 Recovery

Heritage Foundation

Feb. 12 | Commentary

School Choice Provides Opportunity for All of America's Kids to Have Better Life

Mackinac Center

Feb. 12 | Commentary

Time to Fund Cyber School Students Fairly - Again

Urban Institute

Feb. 12 | Commentary

An Equitable Return to Early Education Demands a Smart Approach to Data

Brookings

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Schoolwide free-meal programs fuel better classroom outcomes for students

Brookings

Feb. 11 | Announcement

Addressing education inequality with next generation community schools

Cato Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Federal COVID Education Funding: Too Much and Inequitable?

Center of the American Experiment

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Biden's pledge to reopen schools now includes half of schools 'one day a week'

CRPE

Feb. 11 | Commentary

It takes a village: The pandemic learning pod movement, one year in

EdNext

Feb. 11 | Commentary

A Rolling National Teacher Strike Is Why Schools Are Closed

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Massive student loan forgiveness would be a lost opportunity to help needy Americans

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Literacy is equity

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

How much does student motivation affect student outcomes?

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

What drives racial gaps in special education identification?

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Podcast

The Education Gadfly Show: Hard evidence on charter schools and district finances

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

What we're reading this week: February 11, 2021

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Public schools should be open to all

Fordham Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Governor DeWine is right: Ohio must not fail its students

Heartland Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Research & Commentary: Education Savings Accounts For West Virginia Children Have Never Been More Timely And Necessary

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Bad Education

NCTQ

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Upping the ante: The current state of teacher pay in the nation's large school districts

Sunlight Policy Center

Feb. 11 | Commentary

In Montclair, with the "Teachers Union on Three Sides of the Table," Schools Remain Closed

Heartland Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Research & Commentary: Enacting ESA, Opening Up TCLISSP, Would Help Kansas Families Deal With Pandemic

Heartland Institute

Feb. 11 | Commentary

Research & Commentary: Expanding Choice Scholarship Program And Enacting Special Needs ESA Would Provide Timely Help For Indiana Children

Brookings

Feb. 10 | Commentary

Why is girls' education important for climate action?

Fordham Institute

Feb. 10 | Commentary

Gadfly Bites 2/10/21 - Going, going, gone?

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 10 | Commentary

Saving Gotham's Students

New America

Feb. 10 | Commentary

Measuring Classroom Quality Through a Dual Language Learner Lens

New America

Feb. 10 | Commentary

How Communication Can Help Students Transfer in the Pandemic

New America

Feb. 10 | Commentary

Using Data to Reimagine Transfer in Higher Education

New America

Feb. 10 | Commentary

How States and Systems Can Work Toward Making Transferring Smoother

New America

Feb. 10 | Commentary

The Impact of COVID-19 on Transfer

PPI

Feb. 10 | Commentary

States Still Rely Too Heavily On Test Scores To Hold Schools Accountable. Here's A Better Way For Them To Break It All Down

Sunlight Policy Center

Feb. 10 | Commentary

Jersey Jazzman Provides Sound Research for Fordham Institute. Why Not for NJ Policy Perspective?

Brookings

Feb. 9 | Commentary

How COVID-era innovation can build more equitable education systems

Cato Institute

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Confirmed: Private Schools Are Suffering under COVID-19

EdNext

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Exam-School Admissions Come Under Pressure amid Pandemic

Fordham Institute

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Are charter schools a drain on district finances?

Heartland Institute

Feb. 9 | Commentary

The Wacky Woke Pandemic

Heritage Foundation

Feb. 9 | Commentary

The Education Lesson From COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child

Hoover Institute

Feb. 9 | Video

An Endless Summer: How Covid Has Reversed Academic Achievement

Illinois Policy

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Where Are Chicago Parents At The Bargaining Table?

Mackinac Center

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Don't Double Down on Misguided School Funding Strategy

Manhattan Institute

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Have Teachers Unions Finally Overplayed Their Hand?

New America

Feb. 9 | Commentary

No Test Takin' Without Contextualization: How The Federal Government Can Increase The Value Of This Year's Student Assessments

Reason Foundation

Feb. 9 | Commentary

A Better Way to Fund Students and Schools in Mississippi

Show-Me Institute

Feb. 9 | Testimony to MO Senate

Senate Bill 296: Education Savings Account Program

TNTP

Feb. 9 | Interview

A District Leader Discusses Building Community During a Pandemic

Brookings

Feb. 8 | Commentary

Rethinking the geography of student-teaching placements in a post-COVID-19 world

Center of the American Experiment

Feb. 8 | Commentary

Today: Senate hearing on proposed social studies standards

Fordham Institute

Feb. 8 | Commentary

Ohio's fall tests reveal how the pandemic has affected student learning

Heritage Foundation

Feb. 8 | Commentary

Why Action civics Is More Action Than civics: K-12 Students Aren't Ready to Be Activists

Reason Foundation

Feb. 8 | Commentary

Examining Legislation to Expand Open Enrollment in Arizona

EdNext

Feb. 8 | Podcast

The Education Exchange: Amid the Pandemic, Private School Students Are Actually Going to School

Center of the American Experiment

Feb. 7 | Commentary

Woke revolution looms for Minnesota schools | Star Tribune

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