David W. Kirkpatrick

David W. Kirkpatrick is a former president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association.

Current Positions:
 * affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA)
 * Senior Fellow for Teacher Choice at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI)
 * Senior Education Fellow with Buckeye Institute For Public Policy Solutions
 * Senior Education Fellow for the U.S. Freedom Foundation

Books

 * David W Kirkpatrick, "Choice in schooling : a case for tuition vouchers", Loyola University Press, July 1, 1990, ISBN 0829406948
 * David W Kirkpatrick, "School Choice: The Idea That Will Not Die", Blue Bird Pub, November 1997, ISBN 0933025637

Articles for AdTI
David Kirkpatrick wrote a lot of articles for AdTI. First as a visiting fellow with the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, later as a Senior Fellow for Teacher Choice at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution. Like other members of Teacher Choice, several of his articles were published in Jimmy Kilpatrick's EducationNews.org.


 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Teacher Unions and Education Reform", Government Union Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Local independent Education Associations", April 2000?
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "School choice opponents tactics come into question: Are they sincere or simply camouflage?", Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader , May 26, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Rhetoric Ignores Results", The Tampa Tribune, May 27, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Teacher Certification Procedures are a Joke!", Schoolreport, June 6, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Success is the right of all students", Okeechobee News, June 30, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Bad schools fighting takeover", Bedford Gazette, July 14 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Teacher Certification: Guarantee or Joke?", School Reform News, August 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "A Blaine Amendment Update", EducationNews.org, August 8, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Charter Schools: Past, Present, & Future", September 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Comments about ADD/ADHD", EducationNews.org, November 2000?
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "The American Presidency: Winner Beware?", EducationNews.org, November 21, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Have You Ever Wondered...", EducationNews.org, December 5, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Now You Know", EducationNews.org, December 21, 2000
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "The Ambiguous Embrace", EducationNews.org, January 2, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Smaller Schools, Less Violence", Prince William Journal, March 15, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Charitable Choice a.k.a. Faith-Based Initiatives", Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, March 27, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Yes, Public School Teachers DO Support School Choice", April 2001?
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "School Safety, Part II", Bedford Gazette, April 11, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Teachers Are Where You Find Them", Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, April 11, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Why Don't Teachers Get Paid Like Doctors?", Teacher Quality Bulletin, May 3, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "Do School Choice Opponents Remember the Lesson of George Wallace?", Northwest Arkansas Times (Fayetteville, AR), May 29, 2001
 * David W. Kirkpatrick, "The Importance of "Universal Tuition" Tax Credits", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 13, 2001

Related Links

 * Welcome to David Kirkpatrick's Schoolreport pages
 * Senior Education Fellow David W. Kirkpatrick, U.S. Freedom Foundation
 * "No Child Left Behind: Progress or Empty Promises?", EducationNews.org, April 7, 2003
 * The Buckeye Institute - Staff, The Buckeye Institute For Public Policy Solutions