Think Twice Weekly Report

March 25 - April 1, 2022

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.

Urban Institute

Apr. 1 | Report

The Impact of Rural and Urban School Reopening on Missouri Students

Pioneer Institute

Mar. 31 | Report

Earning Full Credit: A Toolkit for Designing Tax-Credit Scholarship Policies (2022 Edition)

Cato Institute

Mar. 30 | Report

Universal Preschool: Lawmakers Should Approach with Caution

Brookings

Mar. 29 | Report

Community schools implementation and administration: Policy opportunities

TNTP

Mar. 29 | Report

More Than Right Answers: Math Instruction for Multilingual Learners

Mackinac Center

Mar. 29 | Report

From School Aid to Student Aid: Modernizing K-12 Funding in Michigan

Cato Institute

Apr. 2 | Commentary

Friday Feature: Love Your School

Brookings

Apr. 1 | Commentary

A year ago, school districts got a windfall of pandemic aid. How's that going?

CREDO

Apr. 1 | Commentary

The 74 - New Research Tracks Charters' Early Moves During Pandemic

CREDO

Apr. 1 | Commentary

EdSource - Survey details how charter schools in California, two other states responded to pandemic

Fordham Institute

Apr. 1 | Commentary

The college readiness battle is won or lost in elementary school

Fordham Institute

Apr. 1 | Commentary

Denver's cautionary tale for the "charter-lite" strategy

Heritage Foundation

Apr. 1 | Commentary

Youth Mental Health Crisis Gives More Urgency to School Choice Movement

Hoover Institute

Apr. 1 | Video

Rick Hanushek On Remedying The Achievement Gaps From School Closures

New America

Apr. 1 | Commentary

Appreciating and Highlighting American Heritage: Women's Month

ExcelinEd

Mar. 31 | Commentary

Bipartisan Support for Early Literacy Resources Will Help Kentucky Students Succeed

Heritage Foundation

Mar. 31 | Commentary

South Carolina Lawmakers Must Finish Job of Creating Options for K-12 Students

Illinois Policy Center

Mar. 31 | Commentary

Bullied Students Find Better Education Thanks To Illinois' School Choice Program

Reason Foundation

Mar. 31 | Commentary

Biden doubles down on Title I funding increase in 2023 budget proposal despite program's poor record

School Choice Wisconsin

Mar. 31 | Commentary

A Tony Evers' Veto on School Choice for All Would Be Morally Wrong

University of Arkansas

Mar. 31 | Commentary

2021 School Report Cards for NWA and Pulaski County

American Experiment

Mar. 30 | Commentary

Resource reminds parents of their right to review curriculum

American Experiment

Mar. 30 | Commentary

Union press conference full of whoppers

Bellwether

Mar. 30 | Interview

Honoring Women's History Month: A Q&A with Prospect Schools' Tresha Ward

Commonwealth Foundation

Mar. 30 | Press release

Pa. House Committee Passes Student Scholarship Bill

EdNext

Mar. 30 | Commentary

San Francisco's Detracking Experiment

ExcelinEd

Mar. 30 | Commentary

Four State-Level Policies To Support Learning Pods

Fordham Institute

Mar. 30 | Podcast

Education Gadfly Show #813: Rick Hess and Mike Petrilli on ed reform and culture wars

Illinois Policy Center

Mar. 30 | Commentary

Illinois Covid-19 School Closures Hurt Math, Reading Scores

Bellwether

Mar. 29 | Commentary

We are still failing to support our most vulnerable students

Bluegrass Institute

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Kentucky's education performance screams for change though myths of better performance continue - The Story for Black Students

Brookings

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Community schools implementation and administration: Policy opportunities

Cato Institute

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Private Schools Shouldn't be a Political Battleground for Critical Race Theory

EdChoice

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Educational Choice's Blurred (Political) Lines

EdNext

Mar. 29 | Podcast

The Education Exchange: Is Putin a Modern George III?

Fordham Institute

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Ohio's bad habit of sidestepping accountability

Fordham Institute

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Intensive interventions and the third grade reading guarantee

Heartland Institute

Mar. 29 | Commentary

The Sandstorm: The Radical Gender Agenda Hits A Snag In Florida

Illinois Policy Center

Mar. 29 | Commentary

How School Choice Helped A Joliet Student Escape Public School Bullying

Macinack Center

Mar. 29 | Press release

Michigan Needs to Modernize K-12 Funding

Manhattan Institute

Mar. 29 | Commentary

The Deterioration of K-12 Education in America

New America

Mar. 29 | Commentary

Temper Tantrums, Tears, and Trauma: The Challenges Facing Children During COVID

TNTP

Mar. 29 | Commentary

How to Support Multilingual Learners With Higher Expectations

Bluegrass Institute

Mar. 27 | Commentary

#KYGA22 Update: Education takes center stage; executive overreach ends and unemployment-benefit periods shortened

Cato Institute

Mar. 26 | Commentary

Friday Feature: Engaged Detroit

Fordham Institute

Mar. 26 | Commentary

Biden administration's proposed rules for Charter School Program empower districts at the expense of communities

Fordham Institute

Mar. 26 | Commentary

Evaluating how well ELA curricula deliver content knowledge

Fordham Institute

Mar. 26 | Commentary

"I want more": Parental choice empowers Hispanic parents in Texas

Heartland Institute

Mar. 26 | Commentary

Research & Commentary: New Polls Shows Overwhelming Support For Education Freedom And ESAS

Heritage Foundation

Mar. 26 | Commentary

School Choice: Protecting Parental Rights, Resolving Curriculum Wars, And Reducing Inequality

Sunlight Policy Center

Mar. 25 | Commentary

The Data Shows School Closures Led to Learning Loss, but the NJEA Pretends It Did Not Happen

EdChoice

Dec. 13 | Podcast

Ep. 312: Researcher Profile - with James Shuls

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