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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ELP 676 - Law School of Choice

Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Analyze from a historical perspective legislation and case law embodying the legal and educational principles governing school choice programs and assess the current calls for expanding and blurring the public-private sectors controversies in American Education. Students will also examine research and policy reports on school choice to explore the limits, possibilities, and challenges of choice programs in building a more just and fair society. The seminar will analyze real cases such as the Black Alliance for Educational options in Milwaukee trying to perceive how choice policies can provide high quality education for minority communities.
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