Engaging the Polis and Public of U.S. School Reform II

0.5 Course Units

In recent decades, significant institutional changes to the education policy landscape have made local public engagement more difficult. Among these changes are increased centralization of policymaking in the federal government and in state governments, the rise of charter schools and portfolio management models, and mayoral and state takeovers of urban school districts. In this part of the module, we examine scholarship addressing the new landscape and the challenges it poses to community-based groups and to democratic decision-making. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. Fall 0.5 Course Units