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POLS 431 - Education Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as EDUC 431)

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): POLS 150  for POLS students
Examines the roles of political institutions in education policy-making, the political factors that shape policy formulation and implementation, the values and assumptions of different types of policies, and the links between policy and local-level implementation. Analyzes current and pending policies’ effect on schools and classrooms to illustrate how education policy reflects American politics.
Same as: EDUC 431  


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