Hyper-accountability corporatization deficit ideology and Ruby Payne's preparation of
teachers to comply with these and other atrocities are not merely markers of philosophical
shifts in education. They are manifestations of a neoliberal remaking of public schooling into
a private and corporate enterprise. Collectively these trends are seen not just as an
imposition but as an assault on quality pedagogy an assault on democratic ideals of equity
and social justice and an assault on kids compelled to participate simply because they are
public school students. This edited collection is a response by critically-minded educators
activists and scholars - both a reaction to and a call to action against these vilifications.
It is critical reading for students professors administrators and policy makers involved in
public education.
