Course Description
An analysis of how education is organized and delivered, and the efficacy of reforms such as increasing teacher salaries, decreasing student-teacher ratios, requiring teacher certification, high-stakes testing, charter schools, vouchers, and EMO's. In higher education, we study affirmative action, racial preferences in admissions, and the recent shift from need-based to merit based aid.
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ECON OF EDUCATION
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ECON 4250
Prerequisite
ECON 4010 and permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students are expected to attend class, complete the assigned readings and discuss the readings articulately in class. Students should also learn how to evaluate educational reforms and policies. The capstone of the course will be a large-scale group research project that contains both written and oral components.
Topical Outline
1. Introduction 2. What Does Schooling Actually Do? 3. Primary and Secondary Policy Making 4. Racial Differences in Education 5. Higher Education