The Department of Education offers a 12-month program to prepare students for a variety of professional careers and/or advanced study involving policy analysis, planning and development in urban public education.
The program integrates research, theory, and practice to provide students with foundational concepts and core skills in areas such as urban school governance, race and democracy, program evaluation, data analysis and data-based decision making, economic analysis, community assets and needs assessment, and strategic and organizational management.
The academic coursework is grounded in practice and is complemented by a concurrent nine-month internship in a local urban education policy setting. The program draws on the urban education policy expertise of the faculty in the Education Department and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Collaborations with the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, the Policy Lab, the Swearer Center, and other academic departments at Brown augment the practical and interdisciplinary aspects of the program.