Category: Vouchers
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We’re in a watershed moment for public education. Donald Trump has committed to spending $20 billion on market-based school choice, including charter schools and vouchers. He’s also proposed cutting afterschool programs, as well as college grants and federal work study programs for college students. But the most significant move away from public education our country…
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Check out the new school choice spread in The Avocado! The Avocado is a monthly newsletter focused on “educating, uniting, and motivating through an open discussion of relevant political and social issues.” I was honored to be interviewed for Issue 3 (April 7, 2017) which takes on education and school choice. In your opinion, what is the biggest issue…
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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation. Atifete Jahjaga Last evening we held a Cambridge-style debate at California State…
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Join us in person or online for Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig vs. Chris Stewart debating the motion Charters and Vouchers are the Answer. Watch in person at Sacramento State or you can view on Facebook LIVE here. Chris Stewart is Director of Outreach and External Affairs for Education Post, a nonprofit publication covering public schools. Additionally,…
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Julian Vasquez Heilig discusses whether Betsy DeVos should be confirmed at US Secretary of Education on the Rick Smith Show. They also discuss whether her school “choice” ideology for education has worked. Here are a few teaser tweets from the conversation: @ProfessorJVH @BadassTeachersA DeVos's new pyramid scheme is our children's minds. #EdReform — Rick Smith…
Cloaking Inequity 
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