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Think Twice Weekly Report
February 4 - February 10, 2017

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
University of Arkansas Does Choice Matter for School Choice? An Instrumental Variables Analysis of the Effect of Choice on Parental Satisfaction in Charter Schools Report 2/10/2017
Brookings Institution Continued support for improving the lowest-performing schools Commentary 2/9/2017
Ed Next Unintended Consequences of Test-Based Accountability Commentary 2/9/2017
AEI Discussing school choice: Robinson on EWTN’s ‘Nightly News’ Video 2/8/2017
AEI On school choice, wise words from the advocate you would never expect Commentary 2/8/2017
AEI The state of the graduation rate, and the States of the States Commentary 2/8/2017
AEI On bears and US Secretaries of Education Commentary 2/8/2017
Bellwether The Best Teachers for Our Littlest Learners? Lessons from Head Start’s Last Decade Report 2/8/2017
ConnCAN ConnCAN Reacts To Governor Malloy's Budget And Proposals To Change The State's Public Education Funding System Commentary 2/8/2017
Ed Choice Texas Bill Aims to Create State’s First Two School Choice Programs Commentary 2/8/2017
Fordham Institute Accountability to parents is necessary but not sufficient Commentary 2/8/2017
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 2/8/2017
Fordham Institute Actually, Betsy DeVos is perfectly qualified to be Education Secretary Commentary 2/8/2017
Mackinac Center Family Finds Online School to Be a Lifesaver Commentary 2/8/2017
New America Foundation How States Stack Up in Pre-K Funding, Quality Commentary 2/8/2017
New America Foundation Tax Reforms Proposed to Increase Access to Early Education Commentary 2/8/2017
Pioneer Institute Op-ed: Voc-tech schools are a Mass. success story Commentary 2/8/2017
WILL Back to the Future: Answering attacks from opponents of Wisconsin education reform - before they make them Report 2/8/2017
AEI Differences by Design? Student Composition in Charter Schools with Different Academic Models Report 2/7/2017
AEI Taking the measure of charter school students Video 2/7/2017
AEI To be an ‘enemy of public education’ Commentary 2/7/2017
AEI DeVos and the new normal in education Commentary 2/7/2017
Bellwether We Have to Say More About Teacher Evaluation Reforms Than Just “They Didn’t Work” Commentary 2/7/2017
Brookings Institution Donald Trump, Betsy DeVos, and the changing politics of charter schools Commentary 2/7/2017
Cato Institute Statement on Confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education Commentary 2/7/2017
Center of the American Experiment Secretary Betsy DeVos: The First Cabinet Pick Ever Saved by the Vice President Commentary 2/7/2017
Center of the American Experiment No Thug Left Behind Commentary 2/7/2017
Ed Next To Be an ‘Enemy of Public Education’ Commentary 2/7/2017
Education Trust “I hope Betsy DeVos proves us wrong,” says John B. King Jr, incoming president and CEO of The Education Trust Commentary 2/7/2017
Fordham Institute Teacher pension pilfery Commentary 2/7/2017
Fordham Institute Watch out, reformers, you're about to get DeVossed Commentary 2/7/2017
New America Foundation 2017 State Pre-K Funding? Outlook Hazy Commentary 2/7/2017
Show-Me Institute Most Teachers Lose In Current Pension System Commentary 2/7/2017
TNTP An Open Letter to Betsy DeVos Commentary 2/7/2017
WILL Coalition Press Release | Wisconsin Coalition Of School Choice Advocates Congratulates Betsy DeVos On Senate Confirmation To Be Secretary Of Education Commentary 2/7/2017
WILL WILL Press Release | Ahead Of Assemby Education Committee Hearing, WILL Warns Evers To Follow Law With ESSA Commentary 2/7/2017
AEI Obama’s higher education record: A low bar for Betsy DeVos Commentary 2/6/2017
AEI Discussing Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education: Robinson on The Rotunda Podcast 2/6/2017
Buckeye Institute Quick Budget Reactions: Education Commentary 2/6/2017
Cato Institute Democrats Should Be Heartened by Betsy DeVos Commentary 2/6/2017
CRPE Taking Betsy DeVos Up on What She Has Said Commentary 2/6/2017
Ed Choice New Hampshire bill could create education savings accounts for nearly all K–12 students Commentary 2/6/2017
Ed Next How the U.S. Department of Education Can Foster Education Reform in the Era of Trump and ESSA Commentary 2/6/2017
Fordham Institute Firing ineffective teachers is an endless odyssey in America's biggest city Commentary 2/6/2017
Heartland Institute Research & Commentary: Universal ESA Bill Could Make New Hampshire A National Leader In Education Choice Commentary 2/6/2017
New America Foundation Educating Immigrant Children Under Trump: New Resource to Guide Local Leaders Commentary 2/6/2017
University of Arkansas More Graduates, Less Criminals? The Economic Impacts of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Report 2/6/2017
Heartland institute Chicago Classical Academy: The Cause: A Classical Option For Chicago Flyer 2/5/2017

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