Education Policy

Education policy consists of the principles and policy decisions that influence the field of education, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. The cited article says education governance is often shared across local, state and federal levels, and that the goals of institutions ranging from early childhood education centers and schools to colleges, universities, adult-education establishments and job-training schemes help shape education policy. Key areas of debate include school size, class size, school choice, school privatization, teacher selection, teacher pay, teaching methods, curricular content and graduation requirements, and it notes that education policy is sometimes considered a sub-field of social policy and public policy. Policies grouped under this entry are those on education.