Vickie Ramos Harris

Vickie Ramos Harris
Vickie Ramos Harris
Director of Educational Equity,
Advancement Project California

Vickie Ramos Harris serves as director of educational equity for Advancement Project California. She is responsible for leading early childhood policy and advocacy in Los Angeles and across California, as well as fostering opportunities to increase education equity in the public education system, including supporting the diverse needs of English learners and communities of color. Ramos Harris previously served as chief of staff to the Los Angeles Unified School Board vice president state policy director at Early Edge California. She is a fellow with the English Learner Leadership & Legacy Initiative, and serves on the Children’s Collabrium board. She received her master’s degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

updated 2019

Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Contributing initiatives
Getting Down To Facts II
LCFF Research Collaborative
PACE/USC Rossier Voter Poll
Vickie Ramos Harris in the Media
: Two Dozen Views on LCFF: Is California’s Funding Law Working and What Could Improve It?
: Reactions to the Governor’s K–12 Education Budget Proposals for California
: Poll Finds that California Voters Rank Early Childhood Education Spending Below Other Educational Priorities
: California Forum Highlights Policies for Improving Early Learning in the State
Publications by Vickie Ramos Harris
Quality Teaching and Learning in Pre–K Classrooms
What It Takes
Access to affordable preschool programs is a crucial issue for improving kindergarten readiness for 3- to 5-year-olds, but research shows that the quality of teaching and learning in those programs is just as essential. Across the country, states…