David Kirp appears in the following:
The End of No Child Left Behind
Monday, December 28, 2015
It’s the end of No Child Left Behind and the start of a new nation-wide education law which shifts decision-making back to the states. Hear whether it can close the achievement gap.
Union City, NJ Gets it Right
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Twenty-five years ago, Union City public schools were on the brink of state takeover. Today, they have a graduation rate 10 points higher than the national average. David Kirp, professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools, discusses the Union City approach, and why he thinks it's an example for poor-performing urban school systems around the country.
"I could have called this book "Tortoise Beats Hare." It was a slow, methodical turnaround." -- David Kirp on Union City schools
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 27, 2013