Fall 2020  |  PA 5413 Section 001: Early Childhood and Public Policy (20753)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Wed 06:00PM - 08:45PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
State/federal/int'l policies/legislation touching first 5 years of child's life. Family, community, institutional roles in promoting children's social/cognitive/emotional development. Health, mental health, poverty, special needs, economic/social justice. Part of Early Childhood Pol cert. prereq: Grad or instr consent
Class Notes:
PA 5413 will be offered REMOTELY. Class will meet synchronously-online during Fall 2020, Wed, 6:00 - 8:45 p.m. Early Childhood & Public Policy will be taught in Fall 2020 by State Representative Dave Pinto, the chair of the Minnesota House Early Childhood Finance & Policy committee and the founder of the Prenatal to Three Policy Forums. The course will examine state and federal policies relating to the first 5 years of life, in particular early care, development, and learning; the family, community, and societal context for such policies; and the policy development process. Course is part of the early childhood policy certificate. Outside of the Legislature, Rep. Pinto serves as a prosecutor specializing in crimes of gender violence. He earned a law degree and an MBA from the University of Virginia. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?pinto102+PA5413+Fall2020
Class Description:
Early Childhood & Public Policy examines state and federal policies relating to the first five years of life, the process by which such policies are developed, and the skills of policy advocacy on behalf of young children and their families. There is a particular emphasis on the policy context in Minnesota. The course is taught by State Representative Dave Pinto, the chair of the Minnesota House Early Childhood Finance & Policy committee and the founder of the Prenatal to Three Policy Forums. This course is part of the early childhood policy certificate.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Graduate students from a wide variety of disciplines who have an interest in the course content are welcome to enroll. There is no prerequisite.
Class Format:
Weekly seminar
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20753/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 August 2020

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