EPSA

EPSA Department of Education Policy & Social Analysis We do hope to link education policy with other social issues and domains such as health policy.

EPSA starts out with a broad and inclusive view of the kinds of issues that its faculty and students might consider important to address. Explicitly, we are interested in both formal institutions of schooling and the political, bureaucratic, organizational, economic and social factors that profoundly affect both schools and the broader educational enterprise. We are interested in the role that families, communities, and civil society can play in promoting education outside the school building walls. We have a special interest and capability in addressing issues from pre-K through higher education, in identifying ways in which laws and institutions affect education, and in understanding the growing role of private for-profit and nonprofit organizations in delivering education technologies and services. Students in this department will develop general skills of policy research and analysis, along with general perspectives on policy development and implementation that are widely applicable to other domains of public policy. Social analysis grounded in disciplinary studies in sociology, political science, and economics should inform applied policy studies and vice versa.

Check out our updated Economics and Education Fall 2026 courses đź“š Registration for continuing students begin on April 27...
04/24/2026

Check out our updated Economics and Education Fall 2026 courses đź“š

Registration for continuing students begin on April 27th and May 4th for new students!

Check out our Sociology and Education Fall 2026 courses đź“š Registration beings on Monday April 27th for continuing studen...
04/24/2026

Check out our Sociology and Education Fall 2026 courses đź“š

Registration beings on Monday April 27th for continuing students & Monday May 4th for new students!

Check out our Sociology and Education Summer 2026 courses!Registration begins on Monday, April 27th for continuing stude...
04/24/2026

Check out our Sociology and Education Summer 2026 courses!

Registration begins on Monday, April 27th for continuing students & Monday, May 4th for new students.

Check out our Sociology and Education courses that will be offered in the Spring 2026 semester! Registration begins Dece...
11/05/2025

Check out our Sociology and Education courses that will be offered in the Spring 2026 semester! Registration begins December 1st

Check out our Economics and Education courses that will be offered in the Spring 2026 semester! Registration begins Dece...
11/03/2025

Check out our Economics and Education courses that will be offered in the Spring 2026 semester! Registration begins December 1st

Join us in celebrating a new chapter at the Center for Educational Equity! As of this year, Jonathan Collins has stepped...
10/22/2025

Join us in celebrating a new chapter at the Center for Educational Equity!

As of this year, Jonathan Collins has stepped into the role of Executive Director of the Center. For nearly two decades, CEE visionaries have advanced the right of every child to a quality education. They have used legal action, policy analysis, and public engagement to push for systemic change.

Today’s education system faces not only persistent inequities, but also new democratic challenges. That’s why CEE’s work now focuses on building the democratic systems that make equity possible. From school board reform to civic education and participatory budgeting, their projects aim to make educational opportunity not just a legal right, but a lived reality shaped by communities themselves.

Explore the new CEE site here: https://cee.tc.columbia.edu/

The Sociology and Education Program in the Department of Education Policy & Social Analysis at Teachers College, Columbi...
09/03/2025

The Sociology and Education Program in the Department of Education Policy & Social Analysis at Teachers College, Columbia University is seeking a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in the quantitative analysis of educational inequality, and policies and practices designed to ameliorate it. Please visit this link for more information about the position and how to apply: https://employment.tc.columbia.edu/cw/en-us/job/513656/assistantassociate-professor-in-sociology-and-education-tenuretrack-position

The American Sociological Association (ASA) has honored Aaron Pallas, TC’s Arthur I. Gates Professor of Sociology and Ed...
08/19/2025

The American Sociological Association (ASA) has honored Aaron Pallas, TC’s Arthur I. Gates Professor of Sociology and Education, with the Section on Children & Youth Distinguished Career Award! Pallas is recognized for his “distinguished contributions to research, teaching, and service on the sociology of children and youth,” as well as his “important service within and beyond.”

Pallas’ efforts to enhance educational discourse in the public sphere draw on his studies of the links between education policy and inequalities in life chances and the role of schooling in the course of human lives. His research has also addressed the sociology of teaching and teachers' work and careers, including teacher accountability systems, undergraduate teaching improvement, and the preparation of education researchers. His current research examines patterns of segregation among and within New York City middle schools.

The Sociology and Education program will be offering EDPS 4022: "Sociology of Urban Education" with Dr. Jose Vilson in t...
07/21/2025

The Sociology and Education program will be offering EDPS 4022: "Sociology of Urban Education" with Dr. Jose Vilson in the upcoming Fall 2025 semester! For more information, please email any questions to [email protected].

Recently, Judith Scott-Clayton, professor of Economics & Education, had an op-ed featured in Inside Higher Ed titled, “I...
04/16/2025

Recently, Judith Scott-Clayton, professor of Economics & Education, had an op-ed featured in Inside Higher Ed titled, “Is Work-Study Working?” And, Daniel Sparks, a doctoral alumnus of the Economics & Education program and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, also penned an article titled, “Student Success Research.” Read their articles here: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/04/07/federal-grant-cuts-researchers-own-words-opinion

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