Education and Social Welfare Policy

Catalog description

This Social Welfare Policy II course examine and discusses social policies and debates that shape current K-12 public education in the US. It examines historical conditions; social, economic and political trends; and social reforms starting with the 1983 Commissioned report A Nation At Risk that compared US educational progress with other countries and ending at the Obama government's " Race to the Top", which encourages states to adopt the Common Core Standards in place of the differing state standard set by No Child Left Behind. The class explores contemporary issues including purpose of education; school governance; accountability, testing and standards; school finance and equity; charter schools and school choice; school discipline. community and parent Involvement and advocacy; the role of unions; and the role of social workers in the public-school system.