Part One: Cities
Week One: (1/25) Introduction to GIS; Defining Terms
Week Two: (2/1) The Origins of the Urban Crisis
Week Three: (2/8) The Federal Role in Spatial Inequality (Housing)
Week Four: (2/15) The Federal Role in Spatial Inequality, continued (Highways)
Week Five: (2/22) Why do some cities…. Fail? (Urban Renewal)
Week Six: (3/1) ……While other cities thrive? (Private Institutions)
Part Two: Schools
Week Seven: (3/8): Spatial Inequality and Schools
Week Eight: (3/15) No Class – Spring Break
Week Nine: (3/22) Court-Ordered Desegregation; Backlash Against Busing
Week Ten: (3/29): Road Trip to Cambridge
Week Eleven: (4/5) Replacing Race with Socio-Economic Considerations
Week Twelve: (4/12) Mapping Educational Opportunity and School Choice
Week Thirteen: (4/19) The Supreme Court Reversal
Week Fourteen: (4/26) Final Project Work
Week Fifteen: (5/3) Presentations and Celebrations