This course provides the opportunity for students to develop a clear understanding of how policy works in education, how to analyze and formulate educational policies, and who the key interest groups and players are in the making of policy. This course provides an in depth investigation of the political dynamics and policy challenges in American education, including emphasis on ethnicity, class, and socio-economic factors. Students will explore federal, state, and local political institutions and the broad range of education policy reforms they have implemented in an effort to improve our national education goals.

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