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Think Twice Weekly Report
January 21 - January 27, 2012

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
EdNext Washington Insiders Favor ESEA Flexibility in Theory but Not in Reality Commentary 1/27/2012
MDRC Sustained Positive Effects on Graduation Rates Produced by New York City's Small Public High Schools of Choice Report 1/26/2012
Center for American Progress President Obama's New Education Reform Plan Commentary 1/26/2012
ConnCAN From Scott's desk: my reflections on the Connecticut Policy Institute's school choice panel Commentary 1/26/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Education Gadfly Weekly Weekly Digest 1/26/2012
Heritage Foundation House Committee Releases Next NCLB Bill Draft News 1/26/2012
Center for Education Policy Year Two of Implementing the Common Core State Standards: States' Progress and Challenges Report 1/25/2012
NCTQ 2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook: No Ordinary Year Report 1/25/2012
Cato Institute No Common Schools, No Peace? Commentary 1/25/2012
EdSector SOTU Reaction In The Blogosphere Commentary on SOTU 1/25/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Can schools rekindle the American work ethic? Commentary 1/25/2012
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Ohio Education Gadfly BiWeekly Bi-Weekly digest 1/25/2012
ALEC Report Card on American Education Report 1/24/2012
Cato Institute Status Quo Stalwarts, Meet Reality
[School Choice Week Blast from the Past, Pt. 2!]
Commentary 1/24/2012
EdTrust Coalition Counters Kline Education Bill Letter 1/24/2012
Mackinac Center Michigan Education Digest Weekly Digest 1/24/2012
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation My 2012 Annual Letter Letter 1/24/2012
Center for American Progress Movin' It and Improvin' It! Report 1/23/2012
Mackinac Center National School Choice Week Commentary 1/23/2012
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice Foundation Launches New Blog Announcement 1/22/2012


Currently Under Review

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Gathering Feedback for Teaching

Thomas B. Fordham Institute
The Louisiana Recovery School District: Lessons for the Buckeye State

Thomas B. Fordham Institute
The Costs of Online Learning

NBER
The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood

EdSector
On Her Majesty's School Inspections

Public Agenda
What's Trust Got To Do With It?

Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction

Heritage Foundation (with AEI)
Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers

 

Recently Reviewed

CRPE (with Mathematica)
Charter-School Management Organizations: Diverse Strategies and Diverse Student Impacts

Press Release | Read Review

 

About The Think Twice Think Tank Review Project:

Think Twice is one of the nation's first efforts to serve as a watchdog to review think tank research on public education issues and policies, ensuring that published work meets the quality and standards of university scholarship. The goal of the Think Twice project is to provide the public, policy makers and the press with timely academically sound reviews of selected think tank publications.

The Think Twice project is funded by the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice. The reviews that are a part of this project are expert third party reviews produced by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC).

About The Great Lakes Center for Education Research & Practice:

The Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by education stakeholders across the country. The mission of the Great Lakes Center is to improve public education for all students in the Great Lakes region through the support and dissemination of high quality, academically sound research on education policy and practices. Visit the Great Lakes Center website at: http://www.greatlakescenter.org.

2012 Weekly Reports

January 2012
February 2012 March 2012
January 21 - January 27    
January 14 - January 20    
January 7 - January 13    
December 31 - January 6    
   

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