SOC 3570

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SOC 3570
Schooling, Racial Inequality, and Public Policy in America

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

After examining alternative explanations for why individuals obtain different amounts and types of educational training, the course focuses on how an individual's family background and race affect his or her trajectory through the educational system. The course covers the specific challenges that have confronted urban schooling in America since the 1960s, including the classic literature on the effects of school and community resources on student achievement as well as the development and later evaluation of school desegregation policies. The course also considers case studies of current policy debates in the US, such as housing segregation and school resegregation, voucher programs for school choice, the motivation for the consequences of the establishment of state-mandated testing requirements, and the prospects of charter schooling.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16711 SOC 3570   SEM 101

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