CURE School Fin., Pol. Prac

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This is a designated CAS CURE (Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience) class. This course examines how public schools in the United States are funded and the consequences of unequal resource allocation. Students will analyze historical and contemporary funding structures, explore disparities across districts and states, and evaluate the impact of legal, political, and grassroots movements for equity. By digging into the economics and politics of public education—from funding formulas to landmark court cases—students will uncover how money, and the lack of it, shapes opportunity. Together, we will ask what it would take to build an education system that truly resources justice for all.