Week 4 Beyond Ed Policy/NCLB Case Study
Readings:
Anyon, J. (2014). Radical possibilities, 2nd Ed (Intro & Chapter 1 & 6)
Ravitch, D. Death and Life of the Great Am. School (Chapter 2 and Chapter 6)
*McDonnell, L. M. (2005). No Child Left Behind and the Federal Role in Education: Evolution or Revolution? Peabody Journal of Education, 80(2), 19–38.
Assignments: (Due Fri 9/25)
#CritEdPol Twitter Chat (TBD)
Familiarize yourself with NCLB and the other proposed revisions. Post some questions you have about ESEA/NCLB on Twitter
ESEA Reauthorization | ED.gov Blog. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/esea-reauthorization/
K12 News Network http://k12newsnetwork.com/elementary-and-secondary-education-act/
Additional Readings
Coates, T.-N. (2013, March 19). The Ghetto Is Public Policy. The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/the-ghetto-is-public-policy/274147/
Ewing, E. (2015, September 21). The Housing History Behind Chicago’s Public School Closings. Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/we-shall-not-be-moved-a-hunger-strike-education-and-housing-in-chicago