TLPL287

Inquiry Into Issues in US Public Schooling: Policies, Practice and Promise

Students will inquire into enduring issues faced by US public education, focusing on the forces and stakeholders that have shaped current policy and practice. In addition, students will work to consider the real daily consequences of policy on the lives of students and teachers. Through crafting and researching a question of interest, employing a project based learning approach, students will take a deep dive into the most vexing issues faced by public education in the United States.

Spring 2026

Margaret Peterson

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Spring 2025

Margaret Peterson

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Past Semesters

Sarah Moore

2 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Margaret Peterson

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.75 between 75 students*

A-: 9.33%

A: 16%

A+: 62.67%

B-: 2.67%

B: 1.33%

B+: 2.67%

C-: 1.33%

C+: 1.33%

W: 2.67%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.