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EDU 680 - Education Reform, Ethics, Policy, and Law

3
Offered Fall
This course introduces school leadership through the lens of equity, diversity, justice and belonging. The legal, ethical, social, and political landscape, including education reform related to PreK-22 and higher education in the U.S. will be the main focus of this course. Participants will explore education policy development, analysis, and change in schools and education organizations. The history of education reform in Massachusetts, as well as related federal, state and case law statutes, will be explored. Students will interrogate power structures within educational organizations, identify structural barriers, and consider how policy plays a role in both advancing and deterring educational progress.

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Graduate students only