In a context of increased politicization led by state and federal policymakers, corporate reformers, and for-profit educational organizations, The Politics of Education Policy in an Era of Inequality explores a new vision for leading schools grounded in culturally relevant advocacy and social justice theories.

Sonya Douglass is Professor of Education Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Janelle T. Scott is Professor and Robert J. and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities, at the University of California at Berkeley, USA.

Gary L. Anderson is Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership at New York University, USA.

1. The Politics of Education in an Era of Inequality 2. Critical Policy Analysis/Praxis: Interrogating Process, Politics, and Power 3. Public Schools or Private Goods? The Politics of Choice, Markets, and Competition 4. Federal and State Education Policy and Reform: National, State or Special Interests 5. School District Governance and Education Leadership: A Shifting Landscape 6. Philanthropy, Donors, and Private Influence over Public Education: The Case of Charter Schools 7. The Future of Teaching and Leading: Metrics, Managerialism and Artificial Intelligence 8. In Pursuit of Demographic Education: Putting the Public Back in Public Schools 9. Building Power: Community Organizing, Student Empowerment, and Public Accountability 10. Reclaiming the Power of Education: Possibilities for Democratic Schooling