Mike Rose

Mike Rose is a Research Professor in the Social Research Methodology Division of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He has taught in a wide range of educational settings, from elementary school to adult literacy and job training programs. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Grawemeyer Award in Education, and awards from the Spencer Foundation, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Modern Language Association, and the American Educational Research Association.

He has written over 75 opinion pieces and commentaries and appeared on approximately 200 national and regional radio and television shows including Fresh Air, Diane Rehm, Bill Moyers’ World of Ideas, Studs Terkel, NPR Weekend Edition, Speaking of Faith, and Tavis Smiley.

His books include Lives on the Boundary: The Struggles and Achievements of America’s Underprepared, Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America, The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker, Why School: Reclaiming Education for All of Us, and Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education.