Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig

  • ReinventED is a competition in innovative pedagogy organized by the College of Education (COE) at California State University, Sacramento. The goal is to support innovation and ingenuity in education that revolutionizes how people learn, teach, and organize learning environments. The scope of the competition is intentionally broad to attract innovators from all walks of life,…

    ReinventED: A competition to reignite education
  • With increased attention and focus given by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betty Devos to charter schools as an alternative to neighborhood public schools, it is crucial to analyze whether or not students who attend charter schools actually display better education performance results than public school students. While standardized test measures are not…

    National and Large City NAEP Results: Neighborhood Schools 23, Charters 4
  • Fasten your seat belts because the #TruthTrain is about to roll into A Better Chicago #EdSummit17 conversation. A Better Chicago, a foundation that seeks to “empower high performing nonprofits that are dramatically improving educational opportunities for low income Chicagoans,” is hosting a debate at its annual education summit on Thursday May 18, 2017 at Venue SIX10 610 South Michigan…

    School Choice?: Julian & Jitu vs. Petrilli & Shayne @ #EdSummit17
  • Hear Chris Stewart, host of Rock The Schools and Dr. Vasquez Heilig passionately agree and disagree on school choice issues. This episode of Rock The Schools is powerful resource for parents, students and educators to advocate for community-based education reform that provides a great education for all children.  

    What Does Democracy In Education Look Like? #AERA17
  • President Donald Trump has proposed cutting after-school programs for young children as well as grants and federal work-study programs for college students. But his most significant attack on public education may be his pledge to spend $20 billion on market-based school choice, including charter schools and vouchers. Conventional voucher policies now exist in 16 states.…

    NEW Nationally Syndicated Op Ed: School Vouchers Aren’t the Answer

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