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EDUCATOR · AUTHOR · SPEAKER

THE JOSE VILSON

Architect for a Hopeful Future

Most of my work as an teacher is less about the content, but helping people believe that they can also do this work.
EDUCATOR · AUTHOR · SPEAKER

THE JOSE VILSON

Architect for a Hopeful Future

Most of my work as an teacher is less about the content, but helping people believe that they can also do this work.
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The Works

As a burgeoning sociologist and leader of a non-profit, let me help you put in the work for our students and communities.

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Over the last decade, I've been asked to keynote and do workshops on a variety of topics including:

  • Teaching math through an equity lens
  • How to elevate teacher voice
  • Recruitment and retention of teachers
  • Inclusive classrooms for all
  • Teacher leadership as a way of life

I speak from my decade-plus experience as a classroom educator, but also as a current doctoral student in sociology of education and advocate for classroom, schools, and communities.

The People

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The Organization

#EduColor: The Org and the Movement

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EDUCOLOR mobilizes advocates nationwide around issues of educational equity, agency, and justice. We amplify the works and ideas of students, educators, and communities of color through supportive on- and off-line networks and professional development. EduColor was founded by people of color, with people of color, for people of color.

As executive director, I'm proud to work with educators across the country and the world on these issues, hosting events with educators, parents, students, policymakers, and luminaries to build an organization that centers community issues while building partnerships with organizations large and small.

Tomorrow, there will be more of us. Join us by clicking below!

The Blueprint

"The goal for me was never to be the only. It was to be the first among many. For example, when Twitter first started, there weren't a lot of educators of color on there. Now, social media has a lot more. There weren't a lot of education bloggers writing about policy and race from the classroom perspective. Now people have the pathway. There weren't many, if any, current classroom teachers keynoting major conferences.

Now, people see the vision. And we got this. In perpetuity."

The first book

This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education

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"For those who have lost hope about the possibility of using education to create a more just and democratic society, this book will be a reminder of what can be achieved when educators act with the courage of their convictions to speak out and write about what is occurring in our schools today."
Pedro Noguera, Professor, UCLA
“Out of this cacophony rises a beautiful, lyrical voice—one that is uncompromisingly self-aware, reflective, and analytical. That transcendent voice belongs to “The” José Luis Vilson.”
Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers Union
“Vilson delivers a resounding shout against educational policy for exhibiting rampant cultural illiteracy, and sounds a galvanizing rallying cry for teachers and students to make their voices the most rather than least considered in future developments.”
Publishers Weekly

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The Bio

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José Luis Vilson is a veteran educator, writer, speaker, and activist in New York City, NY. He is the author of This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education. He has spoken about education, math, and race for a number of organizations and publications, including the New York Times, The Guardian, TED, El Diario / La Prensa, and The Atlantic.

He's a National Board Certified Teacher, a Math for America Master Teacher, and the executive director of EduColor, an organization dedicated to race and social justice issues in education. He is currently a doctoral candidate studying sociology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is now on the board of directors for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and PowerMyLearning.

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