Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.…
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AERA starts today! If you are interested in education, attending the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference each year is a must! The conference begins April 27 and goes until May 1. What is AERA? From the website: The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by…
Cloaking Inequity 
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