EQUITY AND EDUCATION POLICY

Catalog description

Introduces students to key educational policy debates, with a particular focus on attempts to use education policy to advance equity. Examines different visions for the purpose of education and different definitions of equity. Explores the roles of different actors within education policy, including legislators, courts, and non-governmental organizations. Provides students with frameworks for analyzing education policy, which students will then apply to analyze a current policy debate that is of interest to them.