Developing Effective Policy and Management Strategies

The political realities of the community in which schools sit, the municipal system of education, and state and national education policy priorities impact local schools and classrooms. This course is designed to explore and analyze the politics of K-12 education at the local, state, and federal levels. Emphasis will be placed on such contemporary issues as school choice, standardized testing, the influence of political interest groups, and urban school reform policy. The course is also designed to explore and develop the skills and strategies necessary to equip students with the vision and impetus to be transformative social change agents.

This course is not offered at this time. Please check back after January 26, 2009.