EDUC 294 | Economic Inequality and Schools

This course is designed to allow individuals interested in schools to develop a greater understanding of economic inequality and to examine what teachers can do to provide the best possible education for students impacted by economic inequality. The course considers how social and educational policies have resulted in schools that are not equally resourced. This course examines and confronts the American stories of rugged individualism and of the United States as a place where class and race are irrelevant, while maintaining a focus on what teachers can do for the children with whom they work. Successful completion of this course requires a commitment to spend 10 hours outside of class volunteering in a school or community organization that supports children and families impacted by economic inequality.