Neoliberalism in Decline? New Pluralists Recast Schools in Los Angeles

Autor/in	Fuller, Bruce
Titel	Neoliberalism in Decline? New Pluralists Recast Schools in Los Angeles
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 37 (2023) 4, S.980-1013 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fuller, Bruce)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/08959048211049417
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Educational Trends; Educational Policy; Social Justice; Politics of Education; Accountability; Educational Change; Advocacy; Activism; Competition; College Preparation; Discipline Policy; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Educational Equity (Finance); Diversity; Cultural Pluralism; Resistance to Change; California (Los Angeles) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Bildungsentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Educational policy; Verantwortung; Bildungsreform; Sozialanwaltschaft; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Wettkampf; Disziplinarmaßnahme; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Kulturpluralismus
Abstract	Neoliberal tenets have colored the past half-century of education reform, marked by top-down accountability, market competition, and regimented learning aims. Federal drift and post-pandemic recovery, along with economic uncertainty, will blur policy priorities going forward. Less noticed, local networks of pro-equity activists have come to challenge urban bureaucracies, while advancing fairness, diverse forms of schooling, respectful and rigorous social relations inside schools. This paper examines the case of Los Angeles, where a coalition of Black and Latina leaders, civil rights attorneys, social-justice nonprofits, and pedagogical reformers succeeded to progressively fund schools, extend college-prep courses, and decriminalize discipline. Student achievement, in turn, climbed steadily upward for nearly two decades, 2002 to 2019. This pluralist network of advocates carved-out a third civic terrain, challenging corporate elites and traditional labor leaders. Rooted in humanist ideals, these colorful activists countered the individualistic and competitive values of neoliberal advocates, while motivating lasting institutional change. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01