Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig

• .@DianeRavitch et al. talk Teach For America LIVE

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  April 28, 2016

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  Teach For America, Teacher Quality

  Diane Ravitch, a parent, and Teach For Alums discuss LIVE on Truth For America whether a cyber war is being waged against TFA critiques, how communities can influence conversations about TFA, the role of TFA in the privatization of education movement, and the (in)adequacy of TFA’s summer training and pedagogical approaches. Truth For America is a…

  

• Talking School Choice and NC Insanity on @RickSmithShow

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  April 26, 2016

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  TV and Radio

  On the Rick Smith Show we discussed school finance lawsuits, the false promise of charters, privatization of the $1 Trillion education spending in the US, market based reform, North Carolina bathrooms (oh, and their education “reforms”) and more. On Air Now @ProfessorJVH talking #Education in #NorthCarolina #TBATs @BadassTeachersA #BATsradio — Rick Smith (@RickSmithShow) April 25, 2016…

  

• Should Our Public Universities be Cadillacs or Chevrolets?

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  April 25, 2016

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  Higher Education Access

  Do students of today deserve Cadillac or Chevrolet public universities? Whether you agree or disagree with the various ranking systems for K-12 and higher education— educators, policymakers and other stakeholders are paying attention to them. The U.S. News and World report rankings have had a variety of critiques levied against them over the years, but…

  

• Disparaging OptOut? Ed Post Billionaire Front Job Laid Bare

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  April 24, 2016

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  High-Stakes Testing

  Recently Peter Cunningham made comments disparaging the opt out of testing movement. https://twitter.com/PCunningham57/status/724227872248844288 https://twitter.com/PCunningham57/status/724232058889867265 https://twitter.com/ProfessorJVH/status/724275398876364800 Who is Peter Cunningham? Who pays Peter Cunningham?  The answer might and might not surprise you… But first… Peter, no matter how much money you and your billionaire friends spend on the blogosphere, we will still collectively have more voice…

  

• Social Media Conversation You Can’t Miss

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  April 22, 2016

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  Wisdom

  How can you be more policy relevant than Kim Kardashian? This question and much much more was discussed in the Presidential session Career Threats and Opportunities: What Is the Role of Social Media in Public Scholarship? at AERA 2016. Diane Ravitch, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Nolan Cabrera, Rick Hess and Julian Vasquez Heilig discussed social media approaches that can democratize…