Civil Rights Laws, the Courts, and Public Education
Examines legal issues in U.S. education focusing on race discrimination, civil rights laws, and constitutional provisions to create equitable schooling experiences.
Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Analyze the U.S. constitutional provisions and civil rights laws in the U.S. that impact U.S. public education, demonstrating an awareness of history’s impact on the past and present.
Describe various legal documents related to education, recognizing how assumptions about minoritized populations may play out in school policy.
Explain and engage in discussions about racial injustice through the discussion of case law, demonstrating a consciousness or awareness of how the issue impacts themselves and others in a public school setting.
Identify ways to become more effective participants in a multiracial society through the examination of current issues and social movements rooted in education law and policy.
Examine issues in civil rights law in education using peer-reviewed research
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Examines several legal issues confronting students and educators within the U.S. education system with a particular focus on race discrimination. Examines how civil rights laws and constitutional provisions can help create more equitable schooling experiences for students and educators from historically marginalized populations. Identifies pragmatic approaches to the law, and explores issues of the democratic underpinnings of education.
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Topics
- Race discrimination in education
- Civil rights laws and constitutional provisions
- Historically marginalized populations
- Democratic underpinnings of education
- Case law regarding racial injustice
Skills
- Analyze constitutional provisions and civil rights laws affecting public education
- Describe legal documents related to education and their impact on school policy
- Engage in discussions about racial injustice through case law analysis
- Identify ways to participate effectively in a multiracial society via education law
- Examine civil rights law issues using peer-reviewed research
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