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Think Twice Weekly Report
October 27 - November 2, 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
Education Next Do Piano Teachers Need to Know How to Play the Piano? Commentary 11/2/2012
Education Next Let a New Teacher-Union Debate Begin Commentary 11/2/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Daily Top Ten School Reform News Roundup, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 Weekly digest 11/2/2012
Education Next A River of Data Commentary 11/1/2012
Buckeye Institute Compensation at Heart of Avon Lake City Schools' Request for 9 Mill Levy Commentary 11/1/2012
EdSector If the Yankees Used 'Last-In, First-Out' Commentary 11/1/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Reading guarantee will help stem the tide of dropouts Commentary 11/1/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Unionized teacher salaries Commentary 11/1/2012
Reason Foundation How the War Between Proposition 30 and Proposition 38 Makes the Case for Proposition 32 Commentary 11/1/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 11/1/2012
Illinois Policy Institute Education spending skyrockets while test scores still disappoint Commentary 10/31/2012
Show-Me Institute Easing Concerns About My Salary Straitjacket Solutions Commentary 10/31/2012
Cato Institute Would You Let a Quack Treat Your Child? Commentary 10/30/2012
CRPE Commentary on "Alternative Strategies for Identifying High-Performing Charter Schools in Texas" Commentary 10/30/2012
Brookings Institution Prioritizing Education in the Face of Natural Disasters Commentary 10/30/2012
EdNext A Double Dose of Algebra Report 10/30/2012
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Standards of Success: When Students No Longer Need Teachers Commentary 10/30/2012
George W. Bush Institute Expanding the Network: AREL Welcomes Nine New Principal Preparation Programs Announcement 10/30/2012
Mackinac Center for Public Policy Michigan Education Digest Weekly digest 10/30/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute/Education Reform Now How Strong Are U.S. Teacher Unions? A State-By-State Comparison Report 10/29/2012
Show-Me Institute The Salary Straitjacket: The Pitfalls Of Paying All Teachers The Same Report 10/29/2012

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