Spring 2027

Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education

Explores race, ethnicity, and inequality in U.S. public education through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural frameworks, focusing on K-12 and multicultural contexts.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Morgan Mayer-Jochimsen

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Linn Posey

The class was reading-heavy, requiring over 40 pages per week. Students completed three major papers and short assignments, with participation in discussions being a critical component of the workload.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between race, ethnicity, and inequality in U.S. public education

  • Critically analyze and contextualize U.S. public educational policies through theoretical, historical, social, and cultural frameworks and perspectives

  • Analyze education policies using diverse perspectives related to race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and/or other social differences

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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EDPOL 200

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ABBY BENEKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LINN POSEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MORGAN MAYER-JOCHIMSEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Linn Posey

Students found the course intensive but insightful, with professors who genuinely cared about student success and well-being. The curriculum focused on interesting topics that supported deep engagement.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 85.4% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 98.3% A/AB (n=59 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Linn Posey

The class was reading-heavy, requiring over 40 pages per week. Students completed three major papers and short assignments, with participation in discussions being a critical component of the workload.

Past student reviews · Linn Posey

While one student felt the instructor delegated too much to TAs and was called out in class, others praised the professor for prioritizing mental health and providing good essay feedback.

Topics

  • How schools produce, reproduce, and resist racial and ethnic inequality through institutional structures and everyday practices.
  • Intersections of race and ethnicity with other identities such as gender, social class, and sexual orientation.

Skills

  • Critically analyze and contextualize U.S. public educational policies using theoretical, historical, social, and cultural frameworks.
  • Analyze education policies using diverse perspectives related to race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and other social differences.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
EDPOL 200 · Spring 2027

Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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    "credits_min": 3,
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    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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