Think Twice Weekly Report

April 3 - April 9, 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.

Pioneer Institute

Apr. 8 | Report

Bad IDEA: How States Block Federal Special Education Funding to Private and Religious School Students

ExcelinEd

Apr. 7 | Report

State Success on K-12 Procurement of Connectivity & Devices: The Case for Texas

PPI

Apr. 6 | Report

Preventing Failure to Launch: Creating More School-to-Work Pathways for Young Adults

AEI and Heritage Foundation

Apr. 5 | Report

Does race get short shrift in education research and teacher training?

AEI

Apr. 9 | Commentary

The political indoctrination at NYC's Dalton School is not what American K-12 education should be about

AEI

Apr. 9 | Commentary

The Stanford scholar bent on helping digital readers spot fake news

Brookings

Apr. 9 | Podcast

What online forum discussions reveal about segregation in DC public schools

Heartland Institute

Apr. 9 | Commentary

Research & Commentary: Combining, Expanding School Choice Programs Would Be Another Big Step Forward For Florida Students

AEI

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Under the Biden administration, conservatives face a choice on education

AEI

Apr. 8 | Commentary

No, teacher-training programs don't ignore issues of race

AEI

Apr. 8 | Podcast

Covid Enrollment Drops and the Class of 2034

AEI

Apr. 8 | Podcast

Social Finance: trainers make the grade when students get good jobs

Center of the American Experiment

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Popular science standards omit basic scientific knowledge in the name of equity

EdNext

Apr. 8 | Commentary

When Does Educational Equity Become Educationally Unethical?

ExcelinEd

Apr. 8 | Commentary

5 Goals 5 Years 5 Million Students: Let's create robust pathways to opportunity.

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

High-quality curriculum doesn't teach itself

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Reduce class sizes, lengthen the school year, provide tutoring-or let principals decide?

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Children learn best when they feel safe and valued

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Proceed with caution: School reopening and Covid case rate data

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

A long overdue look at interdistrict open enrollment in Texas

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Podcast

The Education Gadfly Show: The pandemic's silver lining: School choice victories in statehouses nationwide

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Cheers and Jeers: April 8, 2021

Fordham Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

What we're reading this week: April 8, 2021

NCTQ

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Admissions requirements: Following the lead of state policy?

New America

Apr. 8 | Commentary

Districts leaders look beyond the pandemic as they prioritize dual language programs and resources for English learners

Show-Me Institute

Apr. 8 | Commentary

How Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) Work

AEI

Apr. 7 | Commentary

States must fight racism by banning critical race theory

CRPE

Apr. 7 | Commentary

Learning hubs: A shovel-ready strategy for spending federal dollars

EdNext

Apr. 7 | Commentary

With Federal Relief Dollars on the Way, Districts Face Big Decisions

ExcelinEd

Apr. 7 | Commentary

State Spotlight: Texas Sees Success in K-12 Procurement of Connectivity and Devices

Fordham Institute

Apr. 7 | Commentary

Governor DeWine's budget proposal tackles FAFSA completion

Fordham Institute

Apr. 7 | Commentary

Gadfly Bites 4/7/21 - "That's now an expectation."

Manhattan Institute

Apr. 7 | Commentary

What the Narrative on School Reopenings Has Missed

TNTP

Apr. 7 | Commentary

Three Students Share What It's Like to Learn During a Pandemic

AEI

Apr. 6 | Commentary

When does educational equity become educationally unethical?

Center of the American Experiment

Apr. 6 | Commentary

Mankato public schools to lay off 100 as parents turn to homeschooling, other options

Commonwealth Foundation

Apr. 6 | Commentary

Op-Ed: How to Ease COVID-Era Education Battles -- Fund Students

CRPE

Apr. 6 | Commentary

We can't afford to love learning acceleration to death

EdNext

Apr. 6 | Commentary

What's Next in New Orleans

Fordham Institute

Apr. 6 | Commentary

For maximum impact, align professional learning with high-quality instructional materials

Heartland Institute

Apr. 6 | Commentary

Educational Freedom Is On The Move

Show-Me Institute

Apr. 6 | Commentary

An Inconvenient Truth

AEI

Apr. 5 | Commentary

A dubious choice

AEI

Apr. 5 | Podcast

COVID and the return to school

AEI

Apr. 5 | Video

A Search for Common Ground: The achievement gap | VIEWPOINT

EdNext

Apr. 5 | Podcast

The Education Exchange: Low-Cost Private Schools Serving the Global Poor

Fordham Institute

Apr. 5 | Commentary

Gadfly Bites 4/5/21 - Getting in the game

New America

Apr. 5 | Commentary

Looking beyond the 'typical' English learner: the intersectionality of Black English learners in U.S. public schools

New America

Apr. 5 | Commentary

How Maria Montessori's Model Met the Moment

AEI

Apr. 4 | Podcast

Home Schooling and the Future of Education with Michael McShane

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