SOCI 428 - Beyond the Schoolhouse Gate: Schools, Rights, and Education Policy

FC SSCI CD

4 credits
Journalists, pundits, and politicians often suggest that schools can remedy a host of problems from economic inequality, racial and gender discrimination, and promote civic inclusion. In short, when the U.S. seeks to address a social problem, schools are often charged with the solution. Yet, schools are also the site of many struggles. The school to prison pipeline, rising racial segregation, teacher evaluations and unions, charter schools, local control of school boards are all pressing concerns. This course examines education policy and practice through a sociological lens.