David KirpDavid Kirp is a professor of the university and Professor Emeritus of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education, a frequent contributorto the New York Times and Washington Post, and a senior scholar at the Learning Policy Institute. His books include The College Dropout Scandal and Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools, which was awarded the 2014 Outstanding Book Award, American Educational Research Association. Read More Read Less