Mike Rose, 1997 Grawemeyer Award Recipient in Education Passes Away

The Grawemeyer Award for Education announces with sorrow the passing of Mike Rose, winner of the 1997 Award for his book “Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America,” Mike Rose focuses on the positive things going on in these classrooms and, through them, offers hope for the future of public education. “Possible Lives” offers insights into the traits that make for outstanding educational experiences in schools from Los Angeles to Berea, Ky., and from New York City to Missoula, Mt.

Mike Rose was an education research professor at UCLA School of Education. Rose was 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.

UCLA Obituary: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-mike-rose-78-ucla-professor-who-chronicled-the-power-of-learning