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 Horsford is Associate Professor of Education Leadership at Columbia University, USA.
Janelle T. Scott is Associate Professor of Education Policy, Politics, and Leadership at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Gary L. Anderson is Professor of Educational Leadership at New York University, USA.
Contents
List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes
Series Editor Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 The Politics of Education Policy in an Era of Inequality
Chapter 2 Critical Policy Analysis: Interrogating Process, Politics, and Power
Chapter 3 Public Schools or Private Goods? The Politics of Choice, Markets, and Competition
Chapter 4 National or Special Interests? Federal and State Education Policy and Reform
Chapter 5 School District Governance and Education Leadership: A Shifting Landscape
Chapter 6 Philanthropy, Donors, and Private Influence over Public Education
Chapter 7 The New Professional: Teaching and Leading Under New Public Management
Chapter 8 In Pursuit of Democratic Education
Chapter 9 Building Power: Community Organizing, Student Empowerment, and Public Accountability
Chapter 10 Reclaiming Democracy and the Transformative Power of Education: Possibilities for Democratic Schooling
References
Index