The self imposed restrictions. Such as; no theological thinking, or ideas. No concept studies of the human costs of production, in capitalist society. The roles of the genders in higher education as it pertains to recruiting women into fields like engineering. The absence of abstract thinking and uniquely tailored teaching for troubled children, what does an inner city kid WANT tot learn about?
Depending the level of the assignment. Here are a few, high stake assessments on primary and secondary students, curriculum of the teacher preparation courses, effective teaching methods, the hidden curriculum in any school, NCLB act, and religion in public schools. Interesting fact, published research on education is less than other fields, it has increased in the past decade. The hidden curriculum is interesting to look into, especially if you have no knowledge about it. I am not sure want resources are at your disposal because most of what I listed I researched through an university library website.
drug and alcohol education is a good topic, I think the curriculum in secondary schools should contain drug and alcohol classes.
Safety in education, school shooting and other violent crimes that have occurred on school campuses.