Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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Politicians in Texas may not have ever seen a high-stakes test that they didn’t like. We’ve seen unreliable and invalid uses of high-stakes testing pervade Texas since George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind was birthed in Texas in the early 1990s. I am now hearing from Texas that districts are now attempting to tie librarians to student…
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I woke up this morning Saw a world full of trouble now Thought, how’d we ever get so far down How’s it ever gonna turn around So I turned my eyes to Heaven I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?” Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought of People living in poverty Children sold…
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I confess that I once believed that Governor Jerry Brown of California would be a great friend to public education. I was wrong. Jerry Brown is in the pockets of the powerful charter lobby. He prev… Source: Governor Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill to Establish Minimal Charter Accountability
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Where does TFA’s $$$ come from? 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 Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer. They are joined in episode 13 by Reverend Kyle Boyer, a Philadelphia teacher…
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I have begun thinking about the education reform dispute as a civil war in the Black community. Incidentally, at my uncle funeral in Saginaw (Michigan) this past weekend, I met a fourth cousin who told me that our great great great grandfather fought in the US Civil War for the Union Army in the 110th…
Cloaking Inequity 