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David Kirp

@davidkirp

Prof, Pub Pol, UC Berkeley. Author, Improbable Scholars, Kids First. Contributing writer, NY Times opinion section. Sr Fellow @Learning Policy Institute

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linkhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/opinion/sunday/make-school-a-democracy.html?_r=0 calendar_today19-03-2015 21:10:31

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Racial bias in minority access to Adv Placemt classes tinyurl.com/w5dwept Not only one VA county! #k12 #EducationForAll #discrimination

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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? Pete Buttigieg #PeteForPresident

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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was grilled w relentless hostility by editors on his McKinsey work.He did admirably,but that's not the point--let's end outdated newspaper endorsements. Pete Buttigieg #Buttigieg #PeteForPresident

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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

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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."

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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.

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.Foundation for Child Development'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…

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The legend Seung Min Kim 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…

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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. CAP K-12 Education has a new column on how allies to #BlackLivesMatter can help call for change: ow.ly/ZrB350AtbfY #CAPeducation

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

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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 Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 #BidenForPresident2020

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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 John King Arne Duncan #K12