Public Policy

College Mom wrote:

Ok... What are you passionate about? That is the foundation of a good paper. If you are reading the Tatum book then that gives me a clue... Possible Public Policy Topics From Dr. Tatum's Book: *Public Education *Intergration and Education in America *Class Issues in Education *Race in Education You could also get creative and introduce possible Public Policy specific to the topics raised in the book. For example...The Cafeteria as a social or educational destination...Make the parallel to the Lunch Counters from the Civil Rights Movements...move your thoughts to todays "cafeteria's" such as the faculty dining room at your own school... Are all of the black faculty and staff sitting together in there too...why? What could public policy (law, regulation, program or procedure) do about that? Who is responsible for this policy introduction? How will this public policy be implemented and evaluated? You can also take this into today's restaurants from the low end (fast food) to the high end ( reservations or membership mandatory) dining establishments. Do your research. You can use the phone or google on the internet to get a feel for what is going on. See if the blacks are also sitting together (tables close by) or if they are scattered through out the dining establishment....Why? Why not? Is there a unspoken public policy at work here? You can take a host of perspectives and be creative with what Public Policies you would entertain to "correct, balance or eliminate" what you deem inappropriate. I hope this helps you a little. I also suggest that you google "public policy" so that you make get a feel for the HUGE range of definitions of what public policy is and can be. Good luck!