Think Twice Weekly Report

March 4, 2023 - March 10, 2023

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.

Urban Institute

Mar. 9 | Report

Adequately Funding Low-Income Students: Options for Michigan Policymakers

Bellwether

Mar. 8 | Report

Rounding Up: An Analysis of Math Curriculum Effectiveness Studies

American Experiment

Mar. 10 | Commentary

Minnesota should not require a highly ideological course in K-12 education

Cato Institute

Mar. 10 | Commentary

Friday Feature: Providence Hybrid Academy

Ed Trust

Mar. 10 | Commentary

America's Students Need Social and Emotional Learning Now, More Than Ever

AEI

Mar. 9 | Commentary

To Improve Student Outcomes, Ask Teachers To Do Fewer Things Better

AEI

Mar. 9 | Commentary

CRT Bans Are Working

AEI

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Are Cultural Clashes over K-12 Normal?

AEI

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Does the Department of Education Know What Makes a "Low-Value Program"?

American Experiment

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Rochester schools' staff grew three times faster than enrollment since 2012

American Experiment

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Public school exodus sustained following pandemic

EdNext

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Surge in Education Savings Accounts Was Decades in the Making

EdNext

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Speaker McCarthy, Trump Push "Parents' Rights"

ExcelinEd

Mar. 9 | Announcement

Join Us for A Conversation on the Future of College and Career Pathways

Fordham Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

ESAs' surge is decades in the making, and advocates are prepared for pushback

Fordham Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

How teacher prep can help educators build students' content knowledge

Fordham Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

To improve student outcomes, ask teachers to do fewer things better

Fordham Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

"District innovation": Not an oxymoron?

Heartland Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

How to Separate Fact from Fiction

Heartland Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Alaska Gov Touts Education Bill Requiring Parental Permission For Sex Ed And Gender Changes

NCTQ

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Seven strategies school districts are using to increase teacher diversity

Reason Foundation

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Analyzing Nebraska's proposed legislation impacting school finance and property taxes

Show-Me Institute

Mar. 9 | Commentary

Six Ways to Better Understand the DESE Budget

ALEC

Mar. 8 | Commentary

Arkansas Becomes Fifth State with Universal Education Opportunity. Which State Will be Next?

American Experiment

Mar. 8 | Commentary

Where has the urgency been over improving reading literacy?

Brookings

Mar. 8 | Commentary

Ways to reform teacher compensation, beyond a $60,000 minimum salary

CRPE

Mar. 8 | Commentary

Pandemic devastation demands more student-centered learning practices

EdNext

Mar. 8 | Commentary

"We speak in whispers behind closed doors"

Fordham Institute

Mar. 8 | Podcast

#860: Social media and kids' declining mental health, with Michael Horn

Heartland Institute

Mar. 8 | Commentary

DEIfication

Illinois Policy Center

Mar. 8 | Commentary

SAT Scores In Decline Across Illinois, Chicago Since 2017

AEI

Mar. 7 | Commentary

The Red-State Education Revolution

Ed Trust

Mar. 7 | Commentary

Joint Statement from Equity-Minded Education, Civil Rights, and Immigration Advocates on HR 5

Ed Trust

Mar. 7 | Commentary

Rethinking Layoff Policies to Protect Teacher Diversity

EdNext

Mar. 7 | Commentary

Districts and States Give Students a Seat at the Boardroom Table

Fordham Institute

Mar. 7 | Commentary

"Because equity" is not a good reason to lower standards

Fordham Institute

Mar. 7 | Commentary

DeWine budget seeks to re-establish the student wellness and success fund

New America

Mar. 7 | Commentary

Judy Heumann Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Education

Sunlight Policy Center

Mar. 7 | Commentary

NJ Public Education Coalition: the NJEA's Dark Money and Shadowy Network of Allies Try to Intimidate School Boards

TNTP

Mar. 7 | Commentary

How One Connecticut School Used Learning Acceleration to Help Math Students Soar

Commonwealth Foundation

Mar. 6 | Commentary

PA Education-Funding Lawsuit Opens the Floodgates for Reform

EdNext

Mar. 6 | Podcast

The Education Exchange: Enrollment Down by 1.2 Million at U.S. Public Schools

New America

Mar. 6 | Commentary

Streamlining Family Experiences Enrolling in Early Childhood Programs

New America

Mar. 6 | Commentary

Refusing Federal Education Dollars Jeopardizes Students with Disabilities

Sunlight Policy Center

Feb. 9 | Commentary

Governor Murphy, Your Learning Loss Tutoring Plan Is Failing. What Are You Going To Do About It?

Currently Under Review

Annenberg | Brown University

The Effects of High-Performing, High-Turnover Teachers on Long-Run Student Achievement: Evidence from Teach For America

Hoover Institution

The Economic Cost of the Pandemic: State by State

Reason Foundation

Public Education Funding Without Boundaries: How To Get K-12 Dollars to Follow Open Enrollment Students

Urban Institute

Assessing the National Landscape of Capital Expenditures for Public School Districts

Recently Reviewed

Manhattan Institute

K-12 Without Borders: Public School Students, Families, and Teachers Shut in by Education Boundaries

Press Release | Read Review

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2023 Weekly Reports

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