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Think Twice Weekly Report
August 18 - August 24, 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
Brookings A progress report on Betsy DeVos' education agenda Commentary 8/24/2018
Brookings Millennial teachers of color will change public schools--if given the chance Commentary 8/24/2018
Bellwether New Report: Benefit Spending Consumes Growing Share of Education Budgets Commentary 8/23/2018
Bellwether What High School Applications and Acceptance Offers Tell Us About Chicago’s System of Schools Commentary 8/23/2018
Brookings Teaching boys to examine gender in patriarchal societies Commentary 8/23/2018
Center of the American Experiment Teachers and ESPs have a Narrow Seven -Day Window to Resign from Education Minnesota: September 24-30 Commentary 8/23/2018
Ed Next School Leaders Can Help Reduce Minority Teacher Turnover Commentary 8/23/2018
ExcelinEd Illinois Competency-Based Education Pilot Off to a Promising Start Commentary 8/23/2018
George W. Bush Presidential Center Summer Camp: Chesterfield County Public Schools Commentary 8/23/2018
New America Why Schools Must Learn from Recently-Arrived Salvadoran Parents Commentary 8/23/2018
Heartland Institute UVA’s Education School Distorts Own Study To Slam Vouchers Commentary 8/23/2018
Bellwether Benefits Take Larger Bite out of District K-12 Education Budgets Report 8/22/2018
Ed Choice Indiana’s Schooling Deserts Report 8/22/2018
Education Trust Profile in Education Equity: Ohio State Senator Peggy Lehner Commentary 8/22/2018
Fordham Institute In it for the long haul: Our district’s experience implementing a high-quality curriculum Commentary 8/22/2018
Fordham Institute Solid math standards: Necessary...but not sufficient Commentary 8/22/2018
Fordham Institute The perils of revising the Common Core Commentary 8/22/2018
Fordham Institute The Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly digest 8/22/2018
Fordham Institute The State of State Standards Post-Common Core Report 8/22/2018
Heartland Institute Research & Commentary: Test Scores Show Mississippi Needs School Choice Commentary 8/22/2018
WILL Silent Successes: The (Still) Undertold Stories of School Districts using Act 10 Report 8/22/2018
AEI Back to school — How to get straight answers from teachers: Tips for parents| In 60 Seconds Video 8/21/2018
AEI The public agrees with teachers . . . and Betsy DeVos?! Commentary 8/21/2018
Bellwether Facing a School Turnaround Or Restart? We Have Expert Advice For You. Commentary 8/21/2018
Brookings A prescription for play Commentary 8/21/2018
Cato Institute Examining the Bookends: Public Support for Choice and the Common Core Commentary 8/21/2018
Cato Institute Support for Universal School Vouchers Skyrockets Commentary 8/21/2018
CRPE STEPPING UP 2018: How Are American Cities Delivering on the Promise of Public School Choice? Report 8/21/2018
Ed Choice The Monthly Debrief Podcast with the EdChoice State Team – July to August 2018 Podcast 8/21/2018
Ed Next Three Questions About Education Leadership Research Commentary 8/21/2018
ExcelinEd As Education Evolves Commentary 8/21/2018
PPI Can Urban Districts Get Charter-like Performance With Charter-lite Schools? Report 8/21/2018
IL Policy Institute Cursive Mandate Greets Illinois Elementary School Students This Fall Commentary 8/21/2018
Center of the American Experiment Failed education ideas about to transform Twin Cities region Commentary 8/20/2018
Ed Next A Promising Alternative to Subsidized Lunch Receipt as a Measure of Student Poverty Commentary 8/20/2018
Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly Biweekly Biweekly digest 8/20/2018
Manhattan institute New NYC Computer HS Pairs Charter School Flexibility with Career & Technical Education Commentary 8/20/2018
Center for American Progress Building Community Schools Systems: Removing Barriers to Success in U.S. Public Schools Report 8/15/2018

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