Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Education and Public Policy
EDPOL 150 examines educational policies, practices, and issues within social, cultural, historical, and political economic contexts in the U.S. and globally.
Summary
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The workload consists of easy short papers and a group poster final, alongside significant reading homework that must be submitted.
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Professors
Fall 2026Nancy Kendall is praised for her passion and helpfulness, with one reviewer calling her the best professor. However, another reviewer notes that her lectures can become boring due to tangents, despite her accommodating nature.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.96 GPA, 98.6% A/AB (n=70 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
No course-specific feedback yet.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of David O'Brien: David O'Brien is described as friendly and helpful, facilitating interactive discussions that make students feel valued. However, some reviewers note his lectures skip fundamental basics and lack community building, while others praise his clear explanations of difficult readings.
BRETT BERTUCIO is recorded teaching in Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CATHLEEN MCCLUSKEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID O'BRIEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARY MICHAUD is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL FULTZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
NANCY KENDALL is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2020, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
RACHEL WILLIAMS is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STACEY LEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 30 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 50 / 50 | 0 |
| LEC 008 | Classroom Instruction | 29 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 009 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Nancy Kendall's EDPOL 150 is described as a fun, discussion-based course with no exams, though one reviewer notes tangents can be boring.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=79 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 95.3% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=53 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
The workload consists of easy short papers and a group poster final, alongside significant reading homework that must be submitted.
Students find Kendall passionate and helpful, but some find her lecture style prone to tangents that may reduce engagement.
Topics
Grades
Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.11 GPA average error.
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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
Education and Public Policy
Recorded 2026-09-07Introduction to Tutoring
Recorded 2026-09-07Envrnmntl & Stnblty Ed in WI
Recorded 2026-09-07Student Shared Governance
Recorded 2026-09-07Mental Health & Ed Policy
Recorded 2026-09-07School Choice in TV and Film
Recorded 2026-09-07Outdoor Strtgs Hlth & Learning
Recorded 2026-09-07Nature Health & Learning
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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