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Robert M. La Follette
School of Public Affairs
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: 608.262.3581
Fax: 608.265.3233
Last updated:
October 14, 2011
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Domestic Policy Field: Education Policy
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, education policy issues have been a prominent field of research and instruction for decades. The La Follette School has built upon this strong social science base, offering numerous opportunities for students to take courses in this area and to engage in research with faculty members studying education policy.
La Follette students with an interest in careers in education policy can choose their electives from many courses at the La Follette School and through other departments, including Economics, Social Work, Educational Policy Studies, and Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. A thoughtful selection of these courses provides students with broad knowledge in this area.
La Follette School Faculty in this Field
Electives from Other Departments
Students may take courses from other departments as electives. Education policy elective courses can include:
*EPS 505 Issues in Urban Education
* EPS 560 Gender and Education
*ELPA 705 Leadership Dynamics
*ELPA 715 Governance & Admin-College & Univ
* ELPA 770 School-Community Relations: Communication, Marketing, & Politics
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ELPA 785 Staff Personnel Systems in Education (Prerequisite ELPA 720)
* ELPA 820 Business Administration of School Systems (Prereq. ELPA 720)
* ELPA 870 The Politics of Education
* SW 920 Child, Youth Family Policy and Services
* EPS/Women's Studies 560 Gender and Education
* EPS 600 Global Studies: Themes, Theories & Methods
*EPS 719 Intro to Qualitative Research
*EPS 750 African Education: Past, Present, Future
*EPS 760 Ed in Developing Societies
*EPS 780 (Special Topics) Intro to International & Comparative Education
*EPS 805 Gender Issues in Int'l Educational Policy
*EPS 840 Legal Aspects: Elementary & Secondary Education
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EPS 765 Issues in Educational Policy Analysis
*EPS 795 Economics of Education
*EPS 970 Anthropology & Education
Core Courses
PA 818 Quantitative Tools for Public Policy Analysis
PA 869 Workshop in Public Affairs, Domestic Issues
PA 873 Introduction to Policy Analysis
PA 874 The Policymaking Process
PA 878 Public Management
PA 880 Microeconomic Policy Analysis
PA 800 Professional Development Workshop
Recommended Public Affairs Electives
PA 819 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy
PA 830 Financing Elementary and Secondary Education
PA 871 Public Program Evaluation
PA 881 Cost-Benefit Analysis
PA 882 Social Welfare Policy and Management
PA 891 State and Local Government Finance
PA 892 Public Budgeting
PA 895 Performance Management
PA 827 Internship
Department of Educational Policy Studies Courses
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Courses
Alumni Jobs in Education Policy
- policy analyst, Center for State Innovation
- policy and data analyst, NYC Office of School and Youth Development
- fellow, Urban Education Reform, NYC
- policy & research analyst, Value-Added Research Center, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- researcher, National Association for Collete Admission Counseling, Wash. D.C.
- program associate, UW-Madison, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- educational measurement consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction