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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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May 14, 2013
William Mathis, University of Colorado-Boulder
| Title: | Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking— Twenty-first-Century Skills and Implications for Education |
| Date: | May 14, 2013 |
| Author: | William Mathis, University of Colorado-Boulder |
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| Title: | Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence |
| Date: | May 2, 2013 |
| Author: | Alex Molnar, University of Colorado Boulder (editor) |
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| Title: | Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking—English Language Learners and Parental Involvement |
| Date: | March 19, 2013 |
| Author: | William Mathis, University of Colorado-Boulder |
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| Title: | What Does It Take to Scale Up Innovations? An Examination of Teach For America, Harlem Children’s Zone, and the Knowledge is Power Program |
| Date: | March 14, 2013 |
| Author: | Ben Levin, University of Toronto |
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| Title: | Policy Reforms and De-Professionalization of Teaching |
| Date: | February 28, 2013 |
| Author: | H. Richard Milner IV, Vanderbilt University |
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| Title: | Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking—Effective School Expenditures |
| Date: | February 7, 2013 |
| Author: | William Mathis, University of Colorado-Boulder |
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| Title: | Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking—Dropout Prevention |
| Date: | January 17, 2013 |
| Author: | William Mathis, University of Colorado-Boulder |
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