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The Great Lakes Center funds funds policy briefs and reports on important education issues. Policy briefs and reports are written by recognized academic experts in each topic and include a summary of existing research available as well as policy recommendations.
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January 12, 2012
Creating Teacher Incentives for School Excellence and Equity
Barnett Berry, Center for Teaching Quality (Policy Brief)
Jon Eckert, Wheaton College (Policy Brief)
Scott R. Bauries,
University of Kentucky College of Law (Legislative Brief)
| Title: | Creating Teacher Incentives for School Excellence and Equity |
| Date: | January 12, 2012 |
| Author: | Barnett Berry, Center for Teaching Quality (Policy Brief) |
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| Title: | Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.: Uncertain Private Ventures in Need of Public Regulation |
| Date: | October 25, 2011 |
| Author: | Gene V Glass and Kevin G. Welner (Policy Brief) |
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| Title: | Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice |
| Date: | October 5, 2011 |
| Author: | Daniel J. Losen, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles atUCLA |
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| Title: | Linking Learning to the 21st Century: Preparing All Students for College, Career, and Civic Participation |
| Date: | April 7, 2011 |
| Author: | Marisa Saunders, UCLA, Institute for Democracy, Education and Access |
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| Title: | Due Diligence and the Evaluation of Teachers: A Review of the Value-Added Analysis Underlying the Effectiveness Rankings of Los Angeles Unified School District Teachers by The Los Angeles Times |
| Date: | February 8, 2011 |
| Author: | Derek Briggs and Ben Dominque, University of Colorado at Boulder |
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| Title: | Consolidation of Schools and Districts: What the Research Says and What It Means |
| Date: | February 1, 2011 |
| Author: | Craig Howley, Jerry Johnson, and Jennifer Petrie, Ohio University |
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| Title: | Adding Up the Spending: Fiscal Disparities and Philanthropy among New York City Charter Schools |
| Date: | January 27, 2011 |
| Author: | Bruce Baker and Richard Ferris, Rutgers |
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