Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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Is Teach For America as diverse as their current national marketing says? This question and more is discussed in this new Truth For America podcast. Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian…
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“You may have thought you were going to discourage us, but instead you have encouraged us. The more you push us back, the more we will fight to go forward. The more you try to oppress us, the more you will inspire us.” No one exemplifies this movement better than the Rev. Dr. William J.…
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Warning!: This blog post contains blocked content. All of the evidence that I am about to present to you may be purely coincidence and solely circumstantial. Like a good Sherlock Holmes mystery I’ll let you put the pieces together. It all began in 2014 with the post To Whom does (Censored) Give Power and Influence? The post…
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As a youngster I had excess energy and drive— which sometimes (okay, often) got me in trouble in the classroom. Just ask any of my teachers. For you educators out there, you probably have a few students in mind that have exhibited these traits. My Great Grand Mother Scott was aware of my unbridled…
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20,000 people are talking education this weekend in Washington D.C. If you are interested in student success, attending the AERA conference each year is a MUST. The conference is April 8-12 in DC. This year the conference theme is public scholarship. What is AERA? From the website: The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is…
Cloaking Inequity 
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