Spring 2027

Wealth, Poverty and Education

An analysis of how education policy intersects with wealth, poverty, and inequality locally and globally, investigating structural inequities like race, class, gender, and colonial legacies.

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Summary

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Lectures are small, with a median of 30 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze how historical, political, and economic structures shape patterns of educational access, equity, and outcomes.

  • Evaluate educational policies and reform initiatives using multiple theoretical frameworks.

  • Investigate the roles of local and global actors in reproducing or addressing educational, social, and economic inequality.

  • Articulate connections between education policy and broader social, economic and political structures.

  • Design evidence-based and equity-oriented policy recommendations for addressing poverty and inequality through education.

  • Communicate ideas effectively through oral presentations, written assignments, and group collaboration.

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EDPOL 337

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Student experience

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Analyzes how education policy and practice intersect with wealth, poverty, and inequality across local and global contexts. Investigates how education systems reflect, reproduce, and/or transform structural inequities - such as race, class, gender, and colonial legacies - through historical, theoretical, and contemporary lenses. Engages with policy debates, development interventions, and alternative frameworks for equity using case studies, critical readings, and multimedia. Highlights the roles of governments, NGOs, corporations, and grassroots movements in shaping educational outcomes. Not open to students with credit for ED POL 237 prior to Fall 2026.

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Topics

  • Structural inequities including race, class, gender, and colonial legacies in education.
  • Roles of governments, NGOs, corporations, and grassroots movements in shaping educational outcomes.
  • Historical, political, and economic structures shaping educational access and equity.

Skills

  • Evaluating educational policies and reform initiatives using multiple theoretical frameworks.
  • Designing evidence-based and equity-oriented policy recommendations to address poverty and inequality.
  • Communicating ideas effectively through oral presentations, written assignments, and group collaboration.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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