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Critical Issues I

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
MoTuWeTh 1p.m. – 4p.m.		 University Hall Y02-2130 3 $2481 (guest students)
Date
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
Time
MoTuWeTh 1p.m. – 4p.m.
Location
University Hall Y02-2130
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2481 (guest students)

Description

This course, offered in the first summer, examines a range of critical issues of importance to urban school leaders in the context of the changing relationship between schools and society. Issues discussed in Critical Issues I typically include demographic changes in the K-12 student population, multiculturalism, desegregation, bilingual education, special education, tracking, curricular and pedagogical reform, school reform movements and school finance reform. Critical Issues II covers fewer issues in greater depth; typical issues might include conflict resolution or the relationship between educational technology and school change.

Registration Opens March 3

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 3, 13 weeks

Class Dates

5/27/2025 - 8/21/2025

Location

University Hall Y02-2130

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 12

Status

Closed

Instructor

To be Announced

Tuition*

$2481 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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