In this article, Murphy, Strothers, and Lugg, focus on one urban center, Newark, as an illustrative case study of how New Jersey's brand of neoliberal politics has shaped the political agency of those who live in the communities served by New Jersey's public schools. The city, like other New Jersey locales, has had a long history of political…

Purpose: This paper aims to discuss how public school administrators with a social justice perspective have an obligation to permeate society beyond their schools and how they might address the perilous politics associated with advocating social change. Using George Counts' landmark 1932 speech, Dare the School Build a New Social Order? as the…

Analyzes the rise of PRolicy (public relations public policy) as it relates to educational policy, by examining the first Reagan Administration's use of media manipulation to shape public perceptions of its educational policy agendas. Discusses implications of market-oriented strategies for researchers, teachers, and administrators. (Contains 60…