Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig African Americans, Charter Schools

DFERs should be nervous. Serious. Many Thank you’s!

As I discussed in the Storify curation entitled Will @ShavarJeffries chicken out? Shaver Jeffries, President of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), popped into a conversation about charter schools on Twitter. Who are the DFERs? Go here. After he went for a few tweets about parents and choice that most could probably conjure without even having seen them, … Continue reading DFERs should be nervous. Serious. Many Thank you’s!

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Charter Schools, Labor, Parent Trigger

You be the Judge: Are the @DFER_News Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?

You be the judge. This post will discuss the highlights— or perhaps lowlights— of the Democrats For Education Reform (DFERs), a very powerful Wall Street funded organization who some say are seeking to profit from public education. The Seattle Education blog argued, Democrats for Education Reform is a political action committee supported largely by hedge fund managers … Continue reading You be the Judge: Are the @DFER_News Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig African Americans, Charter Schools

Walton-Funded Reformers Stealing Union from Black Parents?

I might be partially to blame for this one. Several years ago I was invited by the National Urban League to serve on a panel about education and school choice. The panelists included Steve Perry and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes. Watch the panel here. I stressed community-based solutions for education instead of privatization and private control. … Continue reading Walton-Funded Reformers Stealing Union from Black Parents?

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig African Americans, Charter Schools

The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California

For years, billionaires have donated millions to promote pro-privatization, school choice candidates in political races ranging from local school board, to state houses, to Washington, D.C. An avalanche of political donations from deep-pocketed national advocates for private-management of education—such as entrepreneur Eli Broad, the Walton family (heirs to the Walmart fortune), co-founder of the Gap retail chain … Continue reading The Tide May Be Turning on Billionaire Backers of Charter Schools in California