David Kirp

We need a Secretary of Education who actually believes in public education...and public health.

Four years of Betsy DeVos is more than enough. We need a Secretary of Education who is actually a public school educator.

Learn. Their. Names.

The legend @seungminkim on how Trump has disappeared from Senate campaign ads. Night-and-day difference with what you see in safe red House races or primaries - there it’s Trump all the time washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

Child poverty bill by @SenBobCasey and @RepDannyDavis to benefit millions of children buff.ly/3gDqiDY

.@fcdusorg's excellent new publication, "Getting it Right: Using #ImplementationResearch to Improve Outcomes in Early Care and Education," features contributions from several #EarlyLearning Network researchers. #ECE fcd-us.org/getting-it-rig…

Inequities in K-12 education from funding to over policing to school boundaries are part and parcel of the larger systemic racism issues in America. @EdProgress has a new column on how allies to #BlackLivesMatter can help call for change: ow.ly/ZrB350AtbfY #CAPeducation

Joe Biden criticized Betsy DeVos after she, along with President Donald Trump, vowed to reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Equity as the driver of fed educ policy: iden-Sanders task force report in a nutshell; let's do what's necessary to get Joe in the WH,Dems in Senate @SecretaryKing44 @arneduncan #K12

Biden-Sanders Task Force report: everything a pragmatic progressive could hope for.UPK, more$ for Title 1,shutting for-profit charters, free higher education for middle class students: it's all doable, w Biden in the WH and Dems in Congress @rweingarten #BidenForPresident2020

washingtonpost.com/education/2020… Getting rid of the SAT is a smart move—other universities need to do the same.

Mayor Pete's bowing out was an act of political statesmanship--and his remarks about the need to bring the country together are on the mark.

vox.com/policy-and-pol… Interesting read on electability across the field of candidates...

americanprogress.org/issues/educati… "Ignoring these...points has allowed for an exacerbation of the racial wealth gap and prevents higher education from serving as an engine of mobility for people of color."

Bloomberg questions legacy admits. I'm no fan but glad to see the issue on the table after USC. Best strategy--abolish legacies, give the extra points to "new gen" students. #highered #CollegeAdmissions

NYT candidate interviews were friendly discussions-except for Pete B, who was grilled w relentless hostility by editors on his McKinsey work.He did admirably,but that's not the point--let's end outdated newspaper endorsements. @PeteButtigieg #Buttigieg #PeteForPresident

NYT announcement treated as big deal, esp by the paper. Why should a newspaper endorse at all? Aren't interviews w/candidates enough?Does endorsement affect coverage, despite "wall"between news and editorial? @PeteButtigieg #PeteForPresident

@ThirdWayEDU USC scam--$150 G tuition for social workers! tinyurl.com/umgwa53 #highered

Strong report on race/class integration from Century Foundation @RickKahlenberg #integration #Class