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Think Twice Weekly Report
October 17 - October 23, 2015

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
Bellwether Hillary Clinton’s Missed Opportunity Commentary 10/23/2015
AEI No common opinions on the Common Core Commentary 10/22/2015
AEI What’s behind council members’ opposition to DC vouchers? Commentary 10/22/2015
AEI PARCC and go Commentary 10/22/2015
Cato Institute Bernie Sanders and the Missing GI Bill Evidence Commentary 10/22/2015
Ed Next Straw Men and Choice Regulation Commentary 10/22/2015
Ed Next Evaluating the DC School Voucher Program Commentary 10/22/2015
Piioneer Institute Op-ed: K-12 educational focus on government, civics must be restored Commentary 10/22/2015
TNTP Case Closed: Why Vergara Must be Upheld in California Commentary 10/22/2015
ALEC Ohio Set to Strengthen Public Charter School Accountability Commentary 10/21/2015
CRPE Measuring Up: How American Cities Are Shortchanging Black Students and What We Can Do About It Commentary 10/21/2015
Ed Next Majority Of School Respondents In Ohio Report Using Blended Learning Commentary 10/21/2015
Fordham Institute RTTT vs. the Race to the Top era Commentary 10/21/2015
Fordham Institute If national test scores are down, blame the recession Commentary 10/21/2015
Fordham Institute America's abandoned smart kids Commentary 10/21/2015
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 10/21/2015
Friedman Foundation Exploring Colorado’s Private Education Sector: Top Three Findings Commentary 10/21/2015
Heartland Institute Liberal Arts Resurface in Vocational Schools Commentary 10/21/2015
New America Foundation It’s Time For Candidates To Start Talking About Early Education Commentary 10/21/2015
School Choice Wisconsin A Letter from the National Coalition for Parental Choice Letter 10/21/2015
Show-Me Institute The Battle Of Common Core Is Over. The Battle Of Parental Control Is About To Begin Commentary 10/21/2015
AEI Tiny schools, big impact Commentary 10/20/2015
Lexington Institute Teacher, Time and Technology: Building Blocks of Learning Commentary 10/20/2015
New America Foundation Online Literacy Software is Not the Same as Quality Pre-K Commentary 10/20/2015
Show-Me Institute School District Boundaries Are An Isue Here, Too Commentary 10/20/2015
TNTP This is a Test, This is Only a Test (Of Teacher Prep) Commentary 10/20/2015
AEI The real deal with public opinion and the Common Core Report 10/19/2015
AEI AEI Education: Experts, highlights, and headlines Commentary 10/19/2015
Bellwether A Renaissance in Catholic Education Commentary 10/19/2015
Ed Next What the 2016 Race May Hold for Education Commentary 10/19/2015
Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Biweekly digest 10/19/2015
New America Foundation Interview: What the Proposed Head Start Perfomance Standards Could Mean for DLLs Commentary 10/19/2015
New America Foundation The Sorely Overlooked School Leader Commentary 10/19/2015
Pioneer Institute Expanding Voc-Tech Education & Equality of Opportunity Announcement 10/19/2015
Reason Foundation Public Education Spending: More Money, More Administration Commentary 10/19/2015
Heritage Foundation It’s Time for a Change in Education Funding Commentary 10/16/2015
Heritage Foundation Idaho Legislature Wants Stronger Protections for Parents. Idaho School Boards Say No. Commentary 10/16/2015
Heritage Foundation Should Some High School Teachers Have to Have a Masters? In Minnesota, That’s a Fight Commentary 10/16/2015

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