Schedule

Survey of the Terrain

17 January 2012

Introduction to and Overview of the Course & Organization of the U.S. Public School System

•  “Federal Funds for Education Programs and Related Activities”

24 January 2012

Purposes of Schooling

• Postman, Ch. 1-4
• Massachusetts Education Laws of 1642 and 1647
• National Defense Education Act of 1958 (on course website—Readings)

Supplemental: 

• Labaree, Ch. 1, “Public Schools for Private Advantage: Conflicting Goals and the Impact on Education” (on course website—Readings)

31 January 2012

Higher Education

• Goldin, C. and Katz, L.F. (1999). “The Shaping of Higher Education:  The Formative Years in the United States, 1890-1940,” The Journal of Economic Perspectives 13(1): 37-62.
• Campbell, R.F. and Boyd, W.L. (1970). “Federal Support of Higher Education: Elitism versus Egalitarianism,” Theory into Practice 9(4): 232-238.
• Guest speaker:  Alex Hodges, education librarian, on conducting policy research
• Data-driven white paper (suggested by Meredith)
• Wrap-around services white paper (suggested by Mitchell)

7 February 2012

Education Beyond the Schoolhouse

• Storr, R. (1976). “The role of education in American history: A memorandum for the committee advising the fund for the advancement of education in regard to this subject,” Harvard Educational Review, 46(3): 331-354. (on Readings page)
• Herb, S. (2000). “Preschool education through public libraries,” U.S. Department of Education.

• CAP paper on teacher evaluation (suggested by Kelsey)
• Market models of schooling reform paper (suggested by Stacy)

Pressing Matters

14 February 2012

Structure and Curriculum

• New England Primer (pp. 57-73 on 1727 facsimile; through “The Creed” on 1777 transcription)
• Mann, Horace. 10th Annual Report. (on course website—Readings)
• Mann, Horace. 12th Annual Report. (on course website—Readings)
• White House Fact Sheet on college affordability (suggested by Hannah)
• Foundation for Child Development paper on state policy impacts on children (suggested by Sarah)

21 February 2012

Structure and Curriculum

• McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition (on course website—Readings)
• Committee of Ten Report via JSTOR (on course website—Readings)
• NSBA legal clip article on NCLB waivers (suggested by Rachel)
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates paper on students with disabilities and charter schools (suggested by Mary)

28 February 2012

Schooling, Land, and Colonization

• Northwest Ordinance
• Morrill Act of 1862 (on course website—Readings)
• Morrill Act of 1890 (on course website—Readings)
• U.S. Congress, “Civilization Fund Act, 1819,” (p. 33) Documents of United States Indian Policy
• Red Jacket, “A Long-Lost Speech of Red Jacket“
• Adams, D.W. (1988). “Fundamental Considerations: The Deep Meaning of Native American Schooling, 1880-1900,” Harvard Educational Review, 58(1): 1-28.
• National Education Policy Center review of paper on teacher effects on student earnings (suggested by Daniel)
• New America Foundation paper on Obama’s proposed 2013 budget (suggested by Taylor)

6 March 2012

Gender

• Rush, “Thoughts Upon Female Education, 1787“
• Beecher, “An Essay on the Education of Female Teachers, 1835” (on course website—Readings)
• Tolley, K. (1996). “Science for Ladies, Classics for Gentlemen: A Comparative Analysis of Scientific Subjects in the Curricula of Boys’ and Girls’ Secondary School in the United States, 1794-1850,” History of Education Quarterly 36(2): 129-153.
• Welts Kaufman, P. (1984). Excerpts from Women Teachers on the Frontier.(on course website—Readings)
• EdWeek live chat on early high school graduation (suggested by Ryan)
• NCES brief on teacher retention (suggested by Emma)

• Geospatial analysis due by class time

13 March 2012

Spring Break—No Class Meeting

20 March 2012

Race and Class

• Condron, D.J. (2011). “Egalitarianism and Educational Excellence,” Educational Researcher 40(2): 47-55.
• Godwin, R. K., Leland, S. M., Baxter, A. D. and Southworth, S. (2006). “Sinking Swann: Public School Choice and the Resegregation of Charlotte’s Public Schools,” Review of Policy Research 23(5): 983-997.
• IES report on American Indian Schooling (suggested by Mary)
• PDK article on value-added teacher evaluation data (suggested by Sarah)

27 March 2012

Special Education

• Education for All Handicapped Children (1975) (on course website—Readings)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990) (on course website—Readings)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) (on course website—Readings)
• US Education Reform and National Security paper (suggested by Mitchell)
• “Teacher Evaluator and Training” white paper (suggested by Tiernan)

3 April 2012

Control

• House, E.R. (1996). “A Framework for Appraising Educational Reforms,” Educational Researcher 25(7): 6-14.
• Wong, K. (2006). “The political dynamics of mayoral engagement in public education,” Harvard Educational Review 76(2): 164-177, 286.
• Government Accountability Office. (2003). “Charter Schools: New Charter Schools Across the Country and in the District of Columbia Face Similar Start-Up Challenges.”  GAO-03-899.
• Gates/Scholastic Perceptions of Teaching Report (suggested by Meredith)

Reform

10 April 2012

• A Blueprint for School Reform (on course website—Readings)
• Friedman article on international assessments (suggested by Kelsey)
• Farhi, “Flunking the Test” (suggested by Taylor)

17 April 2012

• Postman, Part II
• NCES report on arts education (suggested by Hannah)
• LA Times article on parent trigger laws (suggested by Emma)

24 April 2012

Flex Day

8 May 2012

Policy Recommendation Presentations