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Think Twice Weekly Report
February 16 - February 22, 2013

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 Can Bad Schools Be Good For Neighborhoods? Commentary 2/22/2013
Education Next Putting Charter School Conspiracy Theories to Rest Commentary 2/22/2013
Heartland Institute Collecting Student Data, Anti-Testing's Empty Fury, and More: National Ed News Roundup Weekly digest 2/22/2013
Cato Institute Who Cares If Pre-K Would Work? Commentary 2/21/2013
EdSector It's Time for a 'Big Think' on Unequal Educational Opportunities Commentary 2/21/2013
Koret Task Force Rick Hanushek on The Morning Edition (:46) Commentary 2/21/2013
StudentsFirst Uncommon Equity and Rigor: StudentsFirst Supports the Common Core Commentary 2/21/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute When Teachers Choose Pension Plans: The Florida Story Report 2/21/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Antonio who? Commentary 2/21/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Bringing back the art of teaching under the Common Core Commentary 2/21/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 2/21/2013
Brookings Institution Obama’s Preschool Plan Commentary 2/20/2013
Illinois Policy Institute Rubio is thirsty for school choice Commentary 2/20/2013
Mackinac Center for Public Policy "New Superintendent Compensation Database Available Online" Press release 2/20/2013
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Bi-weekly digest 2/20/2013
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Focus on Teaching: Kathy Thiebes, Early Adopter of the Common Core State Standards Commentary 2/19/2013
Cato Institute New Hampshire’s Governor vs. Kids and Taxpayers Commentary 2/19/2013
Cato Institute One Nation, Under-Informed Commentary 2/19/2013
Mackinac Center for Public Policy Michigan Education Digest Weekly digest 2/19/2013
School Choice Wisconsin Scott Walker proposes expanding voucher school program, raising taxpayer support Commentary 2/18/2013

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