What does the future of early childhood hold?
Free Chapter from KIDS FIRST to all Registrants
Dr. David Kirp | Dec 1, 2011 |
In Kids First, renowned education policy expert David Kirp seeks to reshape America’s approach to supporting children. He proposes a “Kids-First” agenda that can benefit every child from cradle to college. Kirp’s guiding principle is a simple, powerful “Golden Rule:” Every child deserves what’s good enough for a child you love.
Kirp will identify and share five potential game-changers in the lives of children and pinpoint programs that can bring those changes to life. The “Kids-First” agenda, along with examples of how these programs have been proven to work will be shared.
The “Kids-First” agenda is designed to level the playing field and give all children an equal shot at the American dream. What’s more, it won’t break the bank: Kirp has crunched the numbers to show that a relatively small increase in public dollars translates into big gains.
“David Kirp’s book could change the policy debate about how to improve the lives of children. It’s smart, sharp, and clear about what we need to do to lift the kids who need help the most.” – DIANE RAVITCH, Author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Dr. David L. Kirp
Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
David L. Kirp is a professor and former acting dean at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. In 2008 he served on President Obama’s Transition Team. Previously, he taught at the Harvard Graduate School for Education and was the founding director of the Harvard Center on Law and Education. A former associate editor of the Sacramento Bee and a syndicated columnist, he now writes for publications including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The American Prospect and The Nation and consults with leading national and state organizations. His most recent, and critically acclaimed, books are The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics and Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education.