This foundational course in the teacher preparation program provides a framework for students to deeply and critically examine societal structures/challenges and their impact on the U.S. education system from multiple perspectives. The course addresses the development of schools as institutions from historical, philosophical, political, and sociological perspectives while considering the students, families, and communities schools serve. These topics are framed by discussions of teachers' roles within the education system. This course has a fee of $215 for Tevera, SNC's teacher education assessment system. Fall semester.