Education Policy and Politics
Prerequisites: Graduate Students Only.
This seminar focuses on K-12 policy in the U.S. using a policy analysis framework. We evaluate alternative policy proposals related to different theories of equality and school quality. We examine market-driven, standards-based, human capital, fiscal, and community-based models of reform. The course concludes by examining the political context for reform.
Outcomes: Develop analytical ability to identify the contemporary problems with education, what causes them, and what policy reforms could be used to address those problems.
This seminar focuses on K-12 policy in the U.S. using a policy analysis framework. We evaluate alternative policy proposals related to different theories of equality and school quality. We examine market-driven, standards-based, human capital, fiscal, and community-based models of reform. The course concludes by examining the political context for reform.
Outcomes: Develop analytical ability to identify the contemporary problems with education, what causes them, and what policy reforms could be used to address those problems.