David L Kirp: 3 books
Improbable Scholars
The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue...
by Charles M. Haar, John G. Wofford, David L. Kirp
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Metropolitanization and Public Services is third in a series on the governance of metropolitan regions which aims to explore the welfare and development of Metropolitan America. Originally published in 1972, this study discusses who decides which essential public services need to be provided within...
On the Road to High-Quality Early Learning
Changing Children's Lives
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This timely book will help policymakers and practitioners convert their visions of high-quality early education into on-the-ground reality by providing a much-needed, richly detailed look at how states can design, fund, and manage exemplary programs. The authors describe and analyze how four states—Michigan,...