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THIS WEEK FROM CAP

	Series on U.S. Science, Innovation, and Economic Competitiveness Science Progress and the Doing What Works project release a series of reports focusing on different building blocks of our national competitiveness.
	Jumping Beyond the Broom Aisha C. Moodie-Mills looks at issues facing black LGBT Americans, and recommends how to improve the lives of those in this community.
	Lightening the Load Wraparound services are extremely beneficial in community schools and help with teacher efficiency, write Theodora Chang and Calyssa Lawyer.
	President Obama's Bridge to a Better Economy Michael Ettlinger details the two policy threads that define the president's approach toward immediate but also sustainable economic recovery in 2012.

THE WEEK AHEAD

EDUCATION: Craig Jerald on whether we should invest in teacher development or in restructuring teacher systems.

ECONOMY : Alon Cohen, Jordan Eizenga, and John Griffith on Rehab to Rent; David Madland and Karla Walter on the top five reasons right to work laws don't work in America, and why unions make democracy work for the middle class; Adam Hersh analyzes GDP numbers; and Heather Boushey on how helping the middle class is essential for economic recovery.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: Michael Conathan on reorganizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

AND MUCH MORE...