Michael W. Kirst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetMichael W. Kirst
American academic
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1939
Place of Birth: West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: academic
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Michael W. Kirst
- Michael W.
- Kirst (born August 1, 1939) is Professor Emeritus of Education (and Business Administration by courtesy) at Stanford University and the longest serving President of California's State Board of Education.Kirst served as President of the California State Board of Education for four terms, serving from 1975 to 1982, and again from 2011 until 2019.Kirst has advised Jerry Brown on education since 1974, including during Brown's two terms as Mayor of Oakland, California.
- He has served as a policymaker on education for 20 years, working for the federal government for several years in the 1960s and served on the Stanford faculty for 37 years (1969-2006). He co-founded in 1983 the Policy Analysis Center for California Education (PACE) think tank.
- Kirst has written, co-authored, or edited fifteen books and nearly 230 articles, monographs, and working papers on school finance politics, curriculum politics, intergovernmental relations, as well as education reform policies.
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