Description: Lecture, four hours. Intensive consideration of American society, including its racial and cultural diversity as well as how settler colonial projects influence our present conditions. Consideration of historical development of schools in U.S., examining issues of racism, ethnic and gender differences, perspectives of cultural diversity, and impact on classroom instruction. Critical analysis of contexts and structure of public education in California, focusing on state, district, and school governance and finance. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0