Next100 Contributes to The Century Foundation's "What’s Good and What’s Missing in the HEROES Act" – Next100

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Next100 Contributes to The Century Foundation’s “What’s Good and What’s Missing in the HEROES Act”

Next100 shared its expertise on immigration, education, and AmeriCorps expansion in The Century Foundation's assessment of the U.S. House-passed HEROES Act.

Next100 Policy Entrepreneur Rosario Quiroz Villarreal, Executive Director Emma Vadehra, and Associate Director of Strategy and Operations Dan Edelman contributed to sections on immigration, education, and AmeriCorps expansion in The Century Foundation’s piece, “What’s Good and What’s Missing in the HEROES Act.”

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About the Authors

Portrait of Rosario Villarreal, she has straight black hair, tortoise shell glasses, and a wide smile.
Rosario Quiroz Villarreal Education + Early Years

Rosario Quiroz Villarreal is an advocate for immigrants and students. Growing up as an undocumented immigrant, Rosario understood that her parents made sacrifices in moving to a new country in order to secure better opportunities for the future. At Next100, Rosario focuses on protecting the rights and access to education of immigrant students, creating more culturally inclusive classrooms, and interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline.

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Emma Vadehra Education + Early Years

Emma Vadehra was the founder and former executive director of Next100. She previously served as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Education under Secretaries Arne Duncan and John B. King, Jr. and as senior education counsel for the late senator Edward M. Kennedy. She is an education policy wonk, an advocate for progressive policy change, and a believer in the next generation.

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Daniel Edelman Building A Better Policy Sector

Daniel Munczek Edelman was the former associate director of strategy and operations at Next100, a startup think tank for a new generation of policy leaders.

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