Renowned education policy expert David Kirp seeks to reshape America’s approach to supporting children. Combining state-of-the-art research and compelling narratives, he proposes a “Kids-First” agenda that can benefit every child from cradle to college. Kirp’s guiding principle is a simple, powerful “Golden Rule:” Every child deserves what’s good enough for a child you love.
He identifies five potential game-changers in the lives of children and pinpoints programs that can bring those changes to life. The “Kids-First” agenda, along with examples of how these programs have been proven to work, includes:
• strong support for new parents
• high-quality early education
• linking schools and communities to improve what both offer children
• giving all kids access to a caring and stable adult mentor
• providing kids a nest egg to help pay for college or kick-start a career
BIOGRAPHY
He identifies five potential game-changers in the lives of children and pinpoints programs that can bring those changes to life. The “Kids-First” agenda, along with examples of how these programs have been proven to work, includes:
• strong support for new parents
• high-quality early education
• linking schools and communities to improve what both offer children
• giving all kids access to a caring and stable adult mentor
• providing kids a nest egg to help pay for college or kick-start a career
BIOGRAPHY
David Kirp is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley. His interests range widely across policy and politics. Among his fifteen books are The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics, and his newest offering Kids First: Five Big Ideas for Transforming the Lives of Children.
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