POLS 4315 - Education Policy and Administration

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): POLS 2305 and POLS 2306.
A comprehensive look at public primary and secondary education policy and administration in the US. Focus on government-related topics that have great impact in today’s education system, including school finance equality from legal and policymaking standpoints, certification policy, administrative intervention and reorganization at the micro and macro levels, the importance of social capital on performance and social order in public schools, the use of public money to fund private schools, the innovation of charter schools, and the political culture of the public school system.