EDU 240 - Reading, ‘Riting, and Race: The Racial Achievement Gap

A critical examination of competing explanations and impassioned debates over the racial achievement gap in the United States with a focus on the education of African-Americans from slavery to the 21st century. This course will also explore how gender and class complicate race-specific solutions to the racial achievement gap.

Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies a core requirement in Social Science, provides credit toward the Education Concentration and the Ethnic Studies Concentration, and satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement.