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Think Twice Weekly Report
December 10 - December 15, 2016
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
WILL WILL Video | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, St. Marcus Lutheran Schools Benefits To City Video 12/17/2016
Brookings Institution Grading soft skills: The Brookings Soft Skills Report Card Report 12/15/2016
Brookings Institution Memos to the president on the future of U.S. education policy Commentary 12/15/2016
Cato Institute Want Accountability in Education? Empower Parents Commentary 12/15/2016
Ed Choice Exploring Arizona’s Private Schools After Nearly Two Decades of Educational Choice Commentary 12/15/2016
Ed Next A Flexible Way Forward for a Wobbly Standards-and-Testing Apparatus Commentary 12/15/2016
Heartland Institute Research & Commentary: Maryland Should Boost Funding For Boost Program Commentary 12/15/2016
Heartland Institute Research & Commentary: Washington Gov. Inslee’s Tax Plan Will Slow Investment And Economic Development Commentary 12/15/2016
Mackinac Center Merit Pay Would Benefit Students Commentary 12/15/2016
New America Foundation It Takes a District: DC's Strategy for Improving Child Care Quality Commentary 12/15/2016
PPI An Educational Revolution in Indianapolis Report 12/15/2016
WILL The Economic Benefit of School Choice in Milwaukee Report 12/15/2016
AEI 100 must-read articles on the shape of 2016 Commentary 12/14/2016
Brookings Institute Memo: Special education Memo 12/14/2016
CRPE Will DeVos Learn From Detroit’s School Choice Mistakes? Commentary 12/14/2016
Ed Next Complement and ‘Commoditize’ Teachers, But Don’t Substitute For Them With Tech Commentary 12/14/2016
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 12/14/2016
Heartland Institute Devos Calls For An End To Common Core Commentary 12/14/2016
Heartland Institute School Choice Is The Only Way To Save U.S. Education Commentary 12/14/2016
Heritage Foundation Obama’s Education Secretary: ‘We Should Welcome Good Public Charter Schools’ Commentary 12/14/2016
Bellwether What’s Really Driving Leadership Turnover in Education? Commentary 12/13/2016
Cato Institute More Errors from The New York Times on Michigan’s Charter Schools Commentary 12/13/2016
CRPE Unifying Enrollment in Camden: How Families Experienced the New Enrollment System Report 12/13/2016
Ed Next Turning Parental Satisfaction into Parental Advocacy Commentary 12/13/2016
Education Trust A Teachable Moment in Deeply Troubled America Commentary 12/13/2016
Fordham Institute Fordham, CAP, and JKCF urge focus on low-income high achievers Commentary 12/13/2016
Fordham Institute A failure to balance Advanced Placement access and quality Commentary 12/13/2016
Heartland Institute Trump Chooses Devos To Head Education Department Commentary 12/13/2016
Heritage Foundation How Texas Can Lead the Charge on Education Choice Commentary 12/13/2016
Lexington Institute How the Trump Administration Should Lead on Education (From Forbes) Commentary 12/13/2016
TNTP Why Media Literacy Education Matters in the Era of Fake News Commentary 12/13/2016
AEI How Federal Support Could Boost Private School Choice Programs Report 12/12/2016
Bellwether Finding and Financing Facilities Remains a Barrier for Idaho Charter Schools Commentary 12/12/2016
Brookings Institute Memo: Improving student achievement by meeting children’s comprehensive needs Memo 12/12/2016
ConnCAN ConnCAN Reacts To The State Department Of Education Growth Result For The Smarter Balanced Assessment Commentary 12/12/2016
Ed Next Will Blended Learning Fulfill its Disruptive Potential? Commentary 12/12/2016
Ed Next Teacher Observations Have Been a Waste of Time and Money Commentary 12/12/2016
Fordham Institute Undue process: Why bad teachers rarely get fired Commentary 12/12/2016
Fordham Institute Who's your daddy? A question for education reformers Commentary 12/12/2016
Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Commentary 12/12/2016
New America Foundation What "Transforming the Workforce" Says About Developing Children's Social-Emotional Skills Commentary 12/12/2016
Show-Me Institute Riverview Gardens Students Lose The Right To Transfer Commentary 12/12/2016

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