Posts published on January 6, 2011

This Blogger Appointed To California State Board Of Education

Governor Jerry Brown appointed me to the Board yesterday. Here is the formal announcement:

Dr. Michael Kirst, of Stanford, has been appointed to the California State Board of Education.  He currently serves as a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1969.   Previously, Kirst served on the California State Board of Education under Governor Brown from 1975 to 1982. Kirst also served as the Director of Program Planning for the U.S. Office of Education and was Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment, and Poverty from 1967 to 1969.  Kirst is a Democrat