Background

Kirkpatrick, David Warren was born on April 19, 1929 in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Son of David Warren and Minerva Kirkpatrick.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, North Adams (Massachusetts) State College, 1959;Master of Arts in History, Lehigh University, 1964.

Career

High school history teacher Easton (Pennsylvania) Area School District, 1961-1971. President Pennsylvania State Education Association, Harrisburg, 1969-1971. Communications director Pennsylvania Governor, 1971-1973.

Consultant, senior staff member Pennsylvania Senate Education Commission, 1973-1977. Senior staff member Pennsylvania Senate and Rural Affairs Commission, 1977-1980. Executive director Association Pennsylvania State Colleges and Universities, Harrisburg, 1980-1985.

Communications director Pennsylvania Auditor General, 1985-1986. Executive director Pennsylvania Association Rural and Small Schools, 1987-1991, The Reach Alliance, Harrisburg, 1992-1995. Educational researcher, writer, consultant, since 1995.

Founder Pennsylvania Rural Coalition, Harrisburg, 1980, board directors, 1980—1987, chairman, 1980—1982. Member consumer advisory council Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 1985—1987, chairman, 1986—1987. Senior fellow Allegheny Institute, Pittsburgh, 1998—2000, Options for Youth, Pasadena, California, 1999—2000.

Fellow Public Service Research Foundation, Vienna, 1999—2004. Fellow, then senior fellow for teacher choice Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, Arlington, Virginia, 1999—2001. Columnist Express-Times, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1992—1995.

Achievements

• Certified social studies teacher, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • Choice in Schooling: A Case for Tuition Vouchers (Campion Book)

    (Choice in Schooling is a history of the proposal to fund ...)

  • Choice in Schooling: A Case for Tuition Vouchers

    (Choice in Schooling is a history of the proposal to fund ...)

  • Choice in Schooling: A Case for Tuition Vouchers

• Other Work

  • Author: Choice in Schooling, 1990, School Choice: The Idea That Will Not Die, 1997. Education writer: IUniverse. Com, 2000-2002.
    
    Editor: Schoolreformers. Com, 2001-2002. Contributor articles to professional journals and newsletters.

Membership

Public relations chair Vote Yes for Water, Harrisburg, 1981. Participant innumerous political campaigns. Fellow Public Svc. Research F/Tennessee.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Avocations: reading, travel, music collection.

Connections

father:

David Warren

mother:

Minerva Kirkpatrick