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I love Abby! She cares about her students and the topics she is teaching about. There is a lot of reading in the course but you just need to have a basic understanding of the readings before coming to class to be able to participate. Very few assignments and easy grading. Highly recommendRate My Professors ↗
The class was simple and Prof Abby was insightful. Though, every class there are small group discussions and as someone who is an education major and took the class because I want to learn about education it was frustrating when no one in the group would do any of the work. Easy class and great professor but don't take if you won't participate.Rate My Professors ↗
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Introduction to K-12 education policy, policy processes, and school governance in the United States.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025EDPOL 305 explores education in democracies and contemporary U.S. controversies, analyzing history, values, and democratic criteria.
No offering record · Spring 2025
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | EDPOL 145 | Introduction to Education Policy |
| Spring 2025 | EDPOL 305 | Democracy and Education |
| Fall 2024 | EDPOL 300 | School and Society |
| Fall 2024 | EDPOL 305 | Democracy and Education |
| Spring 2024 | EDPOL 200 | Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education |
| Spring 2024 | EDPOL 305 | Democracy and Education |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 200 | Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education |
| Fall 2023 | EDPOL 260 | Introduction to International Education Development |
| Spring 2023 | EDPOL 305 | Democracy and Education |
| Fall 2022 | EDPOL 300 | School and Society |
| Spring 2016 | EDPOL/PHILOS 545 | Philosophical Conceptions of Teaching and Learning |
| Fall 2015 | CURRIC 363 | Practicum in Early Childhood Education in Kindergarten |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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