EDL 730 - Current Issues in Educational Policy

This course provides students with a foundation in knowledge about the major issues in education policy. Topics include the why (policies relevant to purposes of education), the what (policies relevant to the content and outcomes measurements), who (policies relevant to access, equity, inclusion), how (policies relevant to faculty hiring and development, school choice, funding, technology, COVID-19). Throughout the semester, students will engage in discussions about social, political, historical, and other contextual factors that influence policymaking. Students will examine the various ways that education policy can be presented and discussed in research papers, policy briefs, op-eds, and other forms of communication. Students will choose a policy problem to focus on during the semester, about which they will develop a full policy research paper.

(Cr: 3