Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as POLS 431)

Catalog description

Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): POLS 150 for POLS students or Consent of Instructor Examines the roles of political institutions in education policy-making, the political factors that shape policy formulation and implementation, the values and assumptions of different types of policies, and the links between policy and local-level implementation. Analyzes current and pending policies’ effect on schools and classrooms to illustrate how education policy reflects American politics. Same as: POLS 431