Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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School choice is so seductive. Like a chocolate cake with the double chocolate frosting. There are many forms of school choice, and the media has been telling us for a few decades now that they are all fantastic alternatives to democratically-controlled local schools. One of the most prominent of forms of choice is school vouchers.…
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On March 10th, the California State Board of Education will vote on an appeal petition to allow or deny the expansion of a Rocketship campus in the Monument Corridor of the Mt. Diablo School District in Contra Costa County, California. Both District and County School boards have issued unanimous denials of the petition. And despite strong community opposition, Rocketship still pressed…
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One of the interesting changes in my career during the past two years has been the evolution from being primarily a policy analyst to profiling various solutions in the education policy sphere. A colleague recently called this new forum “punditing” —however as I watch the evolution of various careers in academia it is clear that…
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An area of near universal agreement among America’s leaders is the need for more scientists and engineers. In fact, this may be the one topic where our business, education, labor, and political le… Source: Time to start thinking differently about math and science talent
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Today on the B.U.S. Thursday program LIVE on We Act Radio Education Town Hall we discussed the bare inequality facing US children, NPE’s recent national report card which is sparking national discussion and John King’s Secretary of Education confirmation hearing. B= Badass Teachers U= United Opt Out S= Save our Schools The Education Town Hall with Thomas Byrd is the premiere…
Cloaking Inequity 
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