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Think Twice Weekly Report
January 20 - 26, 2018

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
Reason Foundation Washington’s Charter School Law Heads Back to State Supreme Court Commentary 1/26/2018
Reason Foundation New Hampshire Education Savings Account Bill Passed By Committee, Heads to House Commentary 1/26/2018
Show-Me Institute What Rural Parents Want Commentary 1/26/2018
Heartland Institute Donor-Funded School Serves Impoverished Mississippi Delta Region Commentary 1/26/2018
AEI Nature and Nurture: Can new science inform child policy? – interview with Jack Shonkoff | VIEWPOINT Video 1/25/2018
Brookings Institution New teaching model yields learning improvement for students in math Commentary 1/25/2018
CRPE Clearing the School Choice Fog for Parents Commentary 1/25/2018
Ed Choice U.S. States Ranked by Educational Choice Share, 2018 Commentary 1/25/2018
Fordham Institute How our school systems fail bright, disadvantaged students like DeAnthony Commentary 1/25/2018
New America Foundation Foundation for Success: Tulsa’s Universal Pre-K Benefits Participants Eight Years Later Commentary 1/25/2018
Show-Me Institute Education Savings Accounts And Available Seats In Private Schools Commentary 1/25/2018
TNTP DCPS Now Has More Great Teachers than Ever. What’s Next? Commentary 1/25/2018
Heartland Institute Ohio Senator Introduces ‘Public School Deregulation Act’ Commentary 1/25/2018
ALEC Report Card on American Education: 22nd Edition Report 1/24/2018
Ed Choice America’s School Choice Programs Ranked by Purchasing Power, 2018 Edition Commentary 1/24/2018
Fordham Institute To spark a Catholic school renaissance, we need to put our faith in autonomous school networks Commentary 1/24/2018
Fordham Institute Education reform is off track. Here's how to fix it. Commentary 1/24/2018
Fordham Institute Truth decay Commentary 1/24/2018
Heartland Institute Social Engineering - Transferring Parental Control Of Children To Teachers Commentary 1/24/2018
Heartland Institute President Trump Recognizes National School Choice Week Weekly digest 1/24/2018
NCTQ Want to keep great teachers in high-needs schools? Train them there. Commentary 1/24/2018
Progressive Policy Institute Shelby County Public Schools Superintendent Hobson is “willing to voluntarily relinquish control over some struggling schools to be operated by private charter groups,” or so we hope. Commentary 1/24/2018
Reason Foundation Florida’s School Choice Programs Fight Off Legal Changes and Continue to Grow Commentary 1/24/2018
Show-Me Institute Course Access: Preparing Missouri's Students For The Future Video 1/24/2018
Heartland Institute Research & Commentary: Tax-Credit Scholarships Would Be A Good First Step For School Choice In Kentucky Commentary 1/24/2018
Heartland Institute Research & Commentary: Time Is Right To Empower Missouri Parents With ESAs Commentary 1/24/2018
Heartland Institute Growing Trend Toward Single-Sex Schools Expands Education Options Commentary 1/24/2018
Heartland Institute Winners Announced For The National 'Choices In Education' Video Contest Commentary 1/24/2018
AEI D.C. Public Schools’ serious graduation-rate fraud necessitates serious consequences Commentary 1/23/2018
CRPE It’s Time to Study Alternative Schools Commentary 1/23/2018
Ed Choice The States Ranked by Spending on School Choice Programs, 2018 Edition Commentary 1/23/2018
Ed Choice PODCAST: The Past, Present and Future of National School Choice Week Podcast 1/23/2018
New America Foundation Education is a Game Changer for Women as Well as Children Commentary 1/23/2018
Reason Foundation Indiana’s School Choice Reforms Have Been Effective and Popular Commentary 1/23/2018
Show-Me Institute Education Savings Accounts For Homeschoolers: Innovation In Action Commentary 1/23/2018
WILL Collateral Damage: The Impact of Department of Education Policies on Wisconsin Schools Report 1/23/2018
Heartland Institute Homeschool Sports Leagues Continue Steady Growth Commentary 1/23/2018
Show-Me Institute MoVIP Program Could Bring Advanced Coursework To Missouri Students Commentary 1/23/2018
Bellwether Disproportionate School Discipline Is Not Separate From Justice System Disparities Commentary 1/22/2018
Cato Institute More School Choice Is Not Always a Step Forward Commentary 1/22/2018
Cato Institute DC Private Schooling: A Portrait in Diversity? Commentary 1/22/2018
Ed Choice America’s School Choice Programs Ranked by Participation, 2018 Edition Commentary 1/22/2018
Ed Next What’s a Few Billion between Friends? The Fuzzy Numbers on 529s for K-12 Tuition Commentary 1/22/2018
Ed Next Disproportionality in Student Discipline: Connecting Policy to Research Commentary 1/22/2018
Heartland Institute Illinois School Board Members Favoring Higher Taxes Appealed Own Tax Assessments Commentary 1/22/2018
Mackinac Center School Choice Week Puts Michigan Progress in Perspective Commentary 1/22/2018
New America Foundation Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Promising Approach—But 'Evidence-Based'? Commentary 1/22/2018
New America Foundation Battle for English Learner Equity Heats Up in Delaware Commentary 1/22/2018
Reason Foundation Mississippi Legislature May Expand School Choice in 2018 Commentary 1/22/2018
Show-Me Institute On Charter Schools, Let Families—Not Politicians—decide Commentary 1/22/2018
WILL WILL Press Release | WILL Celebrates National School Choice Week Commentary 1/22/2018
Reason Foundation Celebrating National School Choice Week Commentary 1/21/2018
Heartland Institute Mediocrity 2.0: Massachusetts Rebrands Common Core ELA & Math Commentary 1/21/2018
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 1/16/2018

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