POL 308 - Politics of Education

POL 120 or consent of instructor. (3).

Examination of educational politics and policymaking in the U.S. at the federal, state and local levels with critical analysis of the political context. Exploration of the relationship between structural and contextual (social, financial, political, organizational) factors and educational performance outcomes and the impact of other contextual factors, such as race, poverty and privilege. Graded ABCDE. [“Infrequently”]