Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Description:
Education as a political enterprise. Interplay of federal relations, democratic principles, and contending sources of authority in shaping educational policy and practice.
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Politics of education in the United States. Interplay of key institutions (e.g., school boards, state governments, Congress, mayors) and actors (e.g. elected officials, parents, teachers unions, and the general public) shaping the public education system.