EDUCATION POLICY: FROM LEGISLATURES TO CLASSROOMS

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

Policy issues in this course include school funding, curriculum decisions, accountability systems, discipline policies, and other areas. What are the major policy discussions affecting K-12 education today, and how are they resolved in the political arena? Who drives policy in each of these areas and what role can or does research-based analysis play? We will answer these questions and more as we explore the political arena of educational policy. This class requires five hours of observation in a local secondary school. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: EDUC 550 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EDUC 350 if student has credit for EDUC 550 /POST 340.