David S. McCabe was born in Oswego, New York and traveled extensively throughout his childhood. By the time he was 18, he and his family had moved twenty-one times, ultimately settling in Southern California where he studied U.S. History at UC Riverside and received his Masters in Public Administration from Cal State San Bernardino. He has worked in public education for over twenty years serving his community as an elementary school teacher and later as a principal. He currently works as a professor of education and the Coordinator of the Teacher Preparation Program at Pasadena City College.
David has written extensively and has spoken internationally on curriculum development, education policy and school-related issues. He has written two books. Toward a More Perfect Union: Creating Democratic Classroom Communities with Kendall Hunt in 2010 and Without Sin with Sunstone Press in 2012.
David lives with his wife and son and a menagerie of animals on their small ranch in Southern California.