ECON 255 Political Economy of Education

Examines (1) how mainstream economic theory has shaped educational reform since the 1980s "education crisis," (2) the economic arguments justifying various reform movements, including vouchers, charters, testing, and choice, and (3) the economics of the achievement gap and of education's effects on social mobility, equality of opportunity, and segregation.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Required: ECON 100 or ECON 101

Course Type

SH, HON