Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig

• Watch the Network for Public Education Conference Livestreamed

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  February 27, 2014

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  Announcements

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The Network for Public Education national conference will meet in Austin, Texas, on Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2. You can join us by livestream. The direct link to the site hosting the livestream is here: http://www.schoolhouselive.org/ The conference hashtag is #npeconference. Nearly 400 activist parents, educators, legislators,…

  

• Why are TFA and “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform?

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  February 24, 2014

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  Teach For America, Teacher Quality

  Why are TFA and, more generally, “reformers” perhaps the least interested in reform? Why do they get defensive when faced with critiques based on empiricism (data and research) and efficacy (is their reform working)? See for example Jonathan Alter get defensive when I discuss charter school data and research on the Melissa Harris-Perry show. He…

  

• #ResistTFA Tops Twitter Trend in United States

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  February 18, 2014

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  Teach For America, Twitterverse

  #resistTFA Tops Twitter Trend. From DianeRavitch.net: The student-led movement to defend the teaching profession is off to a fast start: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts: Stephanie Rivera Rutgers University 1.732.485.0508 srrivera92@gmail.com Hannah Nguyen University of Southern California 1.408.644.9717 hbnguyen@usc.edu #ResistTFA (Resist Teach For America) Hashtag Tops Twitter Trend List February 18 – Chicago, IL –…

  

• Help! I need your advice. Should I apply to Teach For America?

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  February 17, 2014

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  Teach For America, Wisdom

  Teach For America (TFA) is soooo magnum sexy right now. For example, one of the “charities” that was sponsored during the past weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities was TFA. TFA was placed on a pedestal with the Wounded Warrior Project, UNICEF and the American Heart Association. A colleague of mine texted during the game, “Since when…

  

• Have you heard?: Jeff Santos & Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig on Revolution Radio Network

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  February 13, 2014

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  Accountability, Charter Schools, High-Stakes Testing, Vouchers

  Take a listen to our live radio conversation from Tuesday 2/11/14 about vouchers, charters, testing and accountability. For part 1 of the conversation click here and for part 2 click here. The conversation goes for about 15 minutes. Thanks to the NEA for tweeting about the conversation. A few tweets: https://twitter.com/NEAMedia/statuses/433354171266240512 https://twitter.com/NEAMedia/statuses/433353859012886528 https://twitter.com/NEAMedia/statuses/433353709393686528 https://twitter.com/NEAMedia/statuses/433350741432877056 https://twitter.com/NEAMedia/statuses/433349888852504576 Please…