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Think Twice Weekly Report
December 31 - January 6, 2012
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
Center for American Progress Getting Better at Teacher Preparation and State Accountability Report 1/6/2012
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gathering Feedback for Teaching (policy and practice brief, and research brief) Report 1/6/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Pensions vs. Schools Report 1/6/2012
Cato Institute A Decade of No Child Left Behind Video 1/6/2012
Education Next Teachers: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em Commentary 1/6/2012
EdTrust The Education Trust-West Issues Statement in Reponse to Gov. Brown's January Budget Statement 1/6/2012
Lexington Institute Indiana Education Leaders Reach for the Brass Ring Commentary 1/6/2012
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice Idaho K-12 & School Choice Survey Report 1/5/2012
Cato Institute NCLB: Perspectives on the Law Commentary 1/5/2012
Education Next The 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings Commentary 1/5/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly

Weekly Digest

 1/5/2012
Heritage Foundation Research & Commentary: For-Profit Competition in K-12 Education Commentary 1/5/2012
Mackinac Center Michigan Education Digest Weekly Digest 1/4/2012
American Enterprise Institute Are Teachers Overpaid? Commentary 1/3/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute A new year, a new look for Fordham blogs Notice about changes to Flypaper (Fordham's blog) 1/3/2012
Education Next The Green-Tea Party Commentary 12/29/2011
Education Next 'Twas the Night Before Deregulation Commentary 12/26/2011
Cato Institute Back When Democrats Cared About What Works Blog Post 12/23/2011
CRPE Paul Hill: Other cities might help Seattle close achievement gaps among black students Commentary 12/23/2011
Education Next The Bold & the Beautiful: The Mind Trust Plan for Indianapolis Commentary 12/23/2011
Education Next Unsolved Problems - and Signs of Hope - as 2012 Dawns Commentary 12/23/2011
Heritage Foundation A National Education Standards Exit Strategy for States Report 12/21/2011
Center for American Progress No Child Left Behind Waiver Applications Report 12/20/2011
Center for Education Policy Major Accountability Themes of Initial State Applications for NCLB Waivers Report 12/20/2011
Center for Education Policy Preliminary Findings about Waivers: CEP Survey of State Education Agency Officials Report 12/20/2011
Education Next A Christmas Carol For Our Schools Commentary 12/20/2011
Mackinac Center Michigan Education Digest Weekly Digest 12/20/2011
Cato Institute The Political Dynamics of Vouchers and Credits Commentary 12/16/2011

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