Michael W. Kirst
| Michael W. Kirst | |
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| Born |
August 1, 1939 West Reading, PA |
| Residence | Stanford, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education |
Dartmouth College, B.A. (Economics), 1961 Harvard University, M.B.A (Government and Economics), 1963 Harvard University, Ph.D. (Political Economy and Government), 1964 |
| Employer |
California State Board of Education Stanford University |
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Michael (Mike) W. Kirst is the current President of the California State Board of Education and Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University. The book he co-authored with Frederick Wirth, The Political Dynamics of American Education (now in its fourth edition), is widely used in the politics of education. In 2011, Kirst became the President of the California State Board of Education for the second time, after serving as President from 1977 to 1981. He is currently working with Governor Jerry Brown to increase funds to California schools.
Michael Kirst was born on August 1, 1939 in West Reading, Pennsylvania. He is married to Wendy Burdsall Kirst, with whom he has two children, Anne and Michael.
Michael received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Dartmouth College in 1961. In 1963, he received his M.P.A. in Government and Economics from Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government from Harvard in 1964.
Dr. Kirst worked for the federal government before joining the faculty at Stanford. He held several positions, including Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment and Poverty, and Director of Program Planning and Evaluation for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education. He also held positions in the federal Office of Management and Budget, the White House Fellows, and worked as a program analyst for the Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act Program since it began in 1965.
Dr. Kirst also participates in a variety of professional organizations. He was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He has been a member of the National Academy of Education since 1979. He was Vice‑President of the American Educational Research Association and a commissioner of the Education Commission of the States. Kirst co-founded Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). Dr. Kirst publishes several entries a week in his blog, The College Puzzle.
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