Spring 2027

The Politics of Education

Examines policy development in education as a political process, covering community power, state/national politics, and the role of leadership and pressure groups in shaping policy.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Kevin Lawrence Henry

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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ELPA 870

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KEVIN HENRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Educational policy development as a political process
  • Community power and state/national politics in educational decision making
  • Role of leadership, pressure groups, and educational lobbies in shaping policy at local, state, and national levels

Skills

  • Analyzing educational policy development as a political process, including the roles of community power, state/national politics, and pressure groups.

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ELPA 870 · Spring 2027

The Politics of Education

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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