Course # 34330 Nelson Mandela is quoted as saying, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Under what conditions is this statement true? The purpose of this course will be to investigate practices for creating equity for disadvantaged students. Despite nearly half a century of "school reform", troubling gaps in educational attainment persist between white & Asian and underrepresented minority students. Similarly, one of the surest predictors of educational outcomes is family income. What solutions are proven to reverse these inequities? The course will begin by using national and state data to understand the scope of the achievement, or opportunity, gap. We will then consider a framework for understanding why many promising reforms fail to result in improvement. After developing this framework, we will look at evidence behind a number of popular approaches, including standards based accountability, intentional racial and socioeconomic integration, and charter schools. Finally, we will look at detailed data behind case studies in Chicago area school districts. Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Sameer Shafi Warraich, MPP’22 Thu., March 28, 2024 Alumni Profile: Will Pennington, MACRM’23 Tue., March 26, 2024 Student Profile: Aïcha Camara, MSCAPP Class of 2024 Thu., March 21, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Masterclass with Carolyn Sloane Thu., March 28, 2024 | 5:00 PM UChicago Harris International Leadership Credential Information Session Mon., April 01, 2024 | 8:00 AM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 02, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States
October 12, 2023 Harris Policy Forum: Opening Wide the School House Doors: Access to Education from Pre-K to Higher Ed