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How does neoliberalism influence and contribute to the privatization of public education? Provide specific examples of what this looks like as discussed in class and in the readings!

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Neoliberalism promotes the privatization of public education by treating it as a commodity, encouraging competition through market-driven policies and charter schools. This shift undermines public education, benefiting those with more resources while increasing inequality, as charter schools and private institutions thrive, leaving public schools with less funding and support.

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Neoliberalism significantly influences and drives the privatization of public education by emphasizing market-based solutions, competition, and efficiency over public welfare and equity. This is evident in the expansion of charter schools and voucher programs, as highlighted in one of the readings, which drain resources from public schools by redirecting per-pupil funding, leaving public institutions underfunded and unable to compete. Similarly, reduced state and federal investment, as discussed in another reading, forces schools to rely on Wall Street creditors, who profit through exorbitant fees and interest, further depleting resources needed for education. Neoliberal policies also commodify education, treating it as a product rather than a public good, with standardized testing and data-driven assessments, as described in a third reading, being used to justify the privatization of low-performing schools. Corporate interests benefit from these shifts, profiting through charter school management and privatized educational services, often prioritizing profit over equitable access. Additionally, neoliberalism undermines democratic governance by shifting decision-making to private entities, as creditors and bond markets dictate school priorities to secure favorable credit ratings, often resulting in cuts to essential programs or infrastructure repairs. Examples from urban districts like Detroit and post-Katrina New Orleans show how these policies disproportionately harm marginalized communities, stripping public schools of resources and perpetuating systemic inequalities. By prioritizing profit and competition over equity and access, neoliberalism transforms education from a public good into a market-driven system, undermining its fundamental purpose as a tool for societal equality.

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Neoliberalism treats education as a commodity rather than a public good. Schools are framed as providers of services and students as consumers with the goal of maximizing efficiency and choice. it leads to the establishment of school choice programs such as charter schools and voucher systems which divert public funds to private institutions ,eroding the public education system. Neoliberalism policies prioritize tax cuts and austerity measures often resulting in underfunded public schools, scarcity creates the perception that public schools are failing legitimizing privatization as a solution. extends to educational technologies where private firms profit from providing digital tools and platforms to school.

examples- no child left behind act 2001, every student succeeds act 2015 emphasizes standardized testing measure school performance, schools face closures which leads to privatization. Charter schools are publicly funded but privately managed. Googles classroom platform.

These examples shows how neoliberalism policies transform public education into profit driven system prioritizing market efficiency and individual choice over equity and collective good.

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In School Debt: The Great Unequalizer from Rethinking Schools, it is shown that the privatization of public education is driven by neoliberalism. It frames education as a xommodity and pushes for market-based reforms. Charter schools and school vouchers divert public funds from traditional public school resulting in promoting competition rather than collaboration. For example, when charter schools are funded by private interests make inequality worst by drawing resources from schools which are already underfunded leaving students with fewer opportunities. Additionally, the increased reliance on standardized testing, which is also a neoliberal reform, leads to schools often focusing on test scores, leading to a neglect on a more holistic approach to education. This worsens inequality because wealthier families can afford private tutoring or move to better funded charter schools, while the students in low-income remain in under-resourced public schools. This article highlights how these market driven reforms contribute to the growing educational debt and inequality because they are prioritizing profit over the needs of students specially those in low incomes and in communities of color.

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Neoliberalism influences and contributes to the privatization of public education by promoting market-based reforms, competition, and the commodification of education. This ideology is represented by market-based reforms in education, such as the so-called school of choice and the voucher program. An example is the rise in charter schools. These schools operate with public funding but are privately managed by non-profit organizations. Their accountability and standards are based on standardized testing to assess the school's and teacher's performance. These measures justify defunding underperforming schools and relocating resources to charter or private schools.  These privatized schools and charter schools redirect public school funds to the charter schools, giving the illusion that public schools are insufficient when they are being defunded. Neo-liberalism often widens the educational gap, favoring schools in wealthy neighborhoods. An example is New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina; nearly all public schools were converted to charter schools, leaving communities with little say in how schools were managed or funded

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Neoliberalism influences with the privatization of public education by marketing and forming charter schools and voucher programs. "How school choice turns education into a commodity" if your school is not marketing then you are not "free." Charter schools are one of the biggest forms of neoliberalism. In charter school students must take a test to get into the school. This means that a students score can determine their level of education and how much they may know to be able to attend the school. This can be affective to people that do not have money because they do not have the funds to attend private schools and the more charter schools that are being formed, the less students to receive education because they have no way of attending the school. Marketing has become the biggest priority when it comes to education

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Neoliberalism by definition is an economic and political philosophy that focuses on deregulation, market campaign and the decrease of government interference in economic affairs. Neoliberalism has had a great influence on the privatization of public education, one of the ways is viewing education as a product that is marketable. As we have discussed in class, neoliberalism frames education as a commodity to be brought and sold rather than for the public good. This view is noticeable in the increasing rise of for profit education management organizations (EMOs) which comes from selling things like technology and education materials, this encourages the notion that schools should and operate like a business where organization and lucrativeness are put first. In the reading " In School Debt": The Great Unequalizer, it explains how neoliberal practices have increased the unequal access to education as it pertains to student debt.

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Politics plays a role in our children’s well-being, and it is repeated throughout all areas of schools as if our children don't matter. Then, students are expected to perform at the same level as other students with unlimited resources. The schools are already at a disadvantage in that they are taking loans to close the gap of their lack of funds, but still have but still don’t have the resources to give Maintenance to the school in which the students our house. What can we do to help this? I feel like we need more information on how we can advocate for these causes.

It’s tough to read about this and that schools are having to ask for loans to keep schools afloat, and it is the black and brown communities who are affected so harshly. People in positions of power, I can do something about it; I just don’t care and am feeding their interests. Then, teachers and students are scrutinized for not performing well, but how when they are swimming against the current in the world where lifejackets are given to those in dryland?

I think that parent should have a right to choose where they send their children if there is an equal opportunity in funding when schools, like charter schools, take funding away from significantly depleted public school funds. Neoliberalism harms students whose parents don't have the economic resources to pay for a private education, their child’s education. Public schools, especially in marginalized communities where children don’t have the resources and tools to get a good education. and then later are shut down because they are not performing to standards. I never understood how that could make any sense that a school that doesn’t have resources or tools is being shut down because the children are not performing because they don’t have the resources; it’s like a vicious cycle that continues to affect only black and brown communities. DeVos does not understand education and only sees it as a way to make a profit. The solution is not to give parents more options but to give all schools equal funding and resources so all students can achieve and succeed, regardless of where they attend. Education should not be treated as a business when children’s lives are at stake. It’s an investment in the future and in creating a better society.

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Of what I understand it during class and thanks to our facilitators is the idea of how Neoliberalism influences the privatization of public education with the mentality that parents have the right to choose what is gonna be taught in the school and take decisions of what is best for their children education and is mostly experience this in today's society through something called charter schools. In the example of the charter school and how its a result of Neoliberalism is that parents choose to enroll their kids in charter schools by the fact that these school have more opportunities in giving a more diverse and up to date curriculum, in public school is what the department of education mandates, on the other hand, for charter schools they have free will of what is gonna be teach in the school. Which gives the parents with this mentally a chance to pick a choose between schools that offer the material that the parents prefer for their children as well as a more funded school. This is also a bad thing for the public school because the less students enrolled the higher chance is for the school to have less funding and higher risk to be shut down and replaced for a charter school, showing to us another way in which the privatization of education affects public education, leading to shutting down public school and being replaced with more private ones.

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Neoliberalism pushes the idea that education should work like a business, where schools compete to offer the best "service" instead of focusing on helping all students equally. It leads to policies that cut government money for public schools while encouraging private options like charter schools and for-profit schools. These private schools are often run with the goal of making money, not necessarily providing equal opportunities for all students. This makes education something you pay for, rather than something everyone should have access to. As a result, richer families can afford better education for their kids, while poorer families are left with fewer choices, making the gap between them even bigger. Over time, this deepens inequality, as public schools, which serve mostly low-income and minority students, struggle to compete and provide quality education without enough funding. We saw in the article "From Katrina to Maria: Disaster capitalism’s playbook for school reform" how the disaster of Katrina lead to many public schools be converted into charter schools. We also saw that in article that New Orleans got rid of districts boundaries, which in turn erased vital services for families. Families had to sue to parents were told that there children would be going to school in another part of the city with no means of transportation. All this pushing Neoliberalism.

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The article from The Atlantic argues that neoliberalism influences the privatization of public education through policies like school choice, which promotes individual freedom but undermines public goods. Voucher programs and charter schools are seen as market-driven solutions that create competition. However, these approaches often exacerbate inequality, benefiting families with resources while weakening public schools that serve marginalized communities. The emphasis on "freedom" shifts the focus away from equitable access, reinforcing systemic disparities and eroding the democratic purpose of public education.

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Neoliberalism influences the privatization of education by focusing on productivity, efficiency, and market-based solutions over equality and public accountability. It promotes the transfer of public monies to private corporations, generates inequalities in access to quality education, and perpetuates the idea that education is an individual responsibility rather than a communal social good. The effects of these neoliberal policies frequently got worse for underprivileged populations, resulting in increased social segregation and less prospects for social mobility.According to neoliberalism, schools should be viewed as suppliers and students as consumers, and education should be viewed as a commercial good. The school choice movement, which is strongly associated with neoliberal principles, is based on this reasoning. Education is seen as something that can be purchased, sold, and consumed by those with the means, rather than as a fundamental human right or a communal public good. Charter schools and private institutions, which frequently function under less regulation than traditional public schools, have grown in number as a result of school choice rules. Despite receiving public funding, some privately run schools make money off of the public education system. According to Turner's article, the school choice movement demonstrates this marketization by encouraging families to "shop" for their best educational option based on their preferences or perceived "quality." As a result, education becomes less about the common good or fair access for all students and more about personal preference and competition.

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Education in my opinion is and should always remain a public service or good. Everyone is entitled to an enriching education that would allow students to sustain as well as flourish in life. Neoliberalism masks itself with those same sorts of principles but, clearly is driven by money. There is massive inequity when using neoliberalism in education.

In the article from Katrina to Maria we are introduced to disaster capitalist, people who want to take control of education and privatize it. We see what is on the horizon for those citizens of Puerto Rico through the lens of New Orleans.

After suffering from Hurricane Katrina. Disaster capitalists were described as circling the city almost like vultures. They saw this as an oppurtunity to push for charter schools throughout the city. The amount of charters grew from 5% to just over 91% The charters gave no equitable chance for success to those who had disabilities or ailments while simultaneously taking resources from the community they were supposed to serve.There were no services provided such as a nurse on the premise or no bussing for student who lived a distance away. Many teachers were stripped of their jobs. Many of those jobs were given to teachers with no inherent connection to New Orleans. These practices were described as "education on the cheap" in the article.

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Neoliberalism is an economic and political system based on the free markets, individualism and minimization of state intervention. In the case of education, neoliberalism fuels privatization of public schools and sells education as a product, not a public good. That change often means the outsourcing of public educational services and policymaking to private companies or agencies.
For example, the expansion of charter schools in the US. They’re both public but private institutions, often run by for-profits or non-profits. Charter schools create competition and increase educational outcomes, a view that is supported by supporters, but that has its critics who point out that they remove public school funding from existing public schools and worsen inequities by depriving underfunded public schools to those students who can’t afford or have no other options.

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Neolibilaism influences the privatization of public education through the use of charter schools. Parents want the best for their children, and charter schools create an atmosphere where students are first when, in actuality, students who can behave and perform standardized state exams are favored, while students who struggle to perform or have IEPs suffer to keep up and stay in the school. Charter schools pressure students to perform. The high performance rate diverts money from public schools to charter schools. To fill their seats, charter schools offer free uniforms, school supplies, lunch and breakfast, and after school. Charter schools will promise the parents everything they need to fill the seat and remove the stress of finding the perfect school for their child. Parents often look at the more effortless convenience rather than the long run of what the charter school doesn't provide.

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Neoliberalism has played a big role in the privatization of public education, treating schools more like businesses than public service. For example in "How School Choice Turns Education Into a Commodity" the article explains that policies like school choice, vouchers, and charter schools encourage competition between schools, as if education is something to buy and sell. This often benefits wealthier families who have the resources to navigate these options, while lower-income communities are left with fewer opportunities and less support. Children are not a commodity and if we believe in that phrase, "children are the future" why do we rather choose not to invest in them instead?

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Neoliberalism is a word used to refer to market-oriented reform policies such as eliminating price control, reducing state influence in the economy, and deregulating capital markets. It treats education as a commodity, leading to the privatization of public education, like with school choice and charter schools. Neoliberal policies support charter schools and vouchers, diverting public funds to private entities. Another example is standardized testing and accountability. High-stakes testing and performance-based evaluations push schools to adopt privatized models if they fail to meet targets. An example of this is The U.S. No Child Left Behind Act. Another example is actually happening with the Manhattan HS district. Over the past couple of years, grades on certain regent exams have not met the expectations the district office has, and now they are asking for the schools to change their curriculum to be the same in every school across the board. This has become a challenge in my school in particular because the regent' scores are always excellent, specifically because of the way the curriculum is created. However, the district will no longer allow it. Last but certainly not least, the privatized higher education. Neoliberalism encourages private funding through loans rather than public grants. An example of this would be the rise in student loans in the U.S. These policies shift education towards privatization, reducing access and equity.

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Neoliberalism influences and contributes to the privatization of public education. Public Education looks different in different communities. Where the schools that suffer from funding storage are typically those in poverty/ low-income areas. Like in the article From Katrina to Maria: Disaster capitalism’s playbook for school reform; after Katrina new Orleans teachers were fired most of them are be people of color and then what they did was to hire white people the coming outside of the community. The aftermath of Katrina created a bigger economic gap/ set back. The best way to fix schools will be to hire more teachers and people of services to support students but since school suffer from funding there isn't a high possibility for more staff to be hired. The way investment work is they all schools to borrow money but they also take advantage meaning the poor, the school, the more high interest they charge. For Katrina teachers the need for teachers were high demanded most of who got hired was uncertified and untrained people. Also the building/ facilities were under bad conditions.

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Neoliberalism is a political approach that favors free market capitalism, deregulation and reduction in government spending. Essentially neoliberalism turns public services that are more so a right and monetizes those services, making education more of a commodity. Neoliberalism’s influence on public education means that competition and privatization becomes more pronounced by means of school choice and voucher systems. Charter schools —being publicly funded but operating independently, display neoliberal values of competition and decentralization. Voucher systems essentially redirects resources from public education and accentuates the individualistic choice.

Neoliberalism in education does three things:  esteems efficiency and profitability more highly —disregarding equity and inclusion, it negatively impacts marginalized communities disproportionately, and it impedes upon educations role as a public good.

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You could be with me or I can be with you .... or we can be together . The choice is honestly yours.

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....But is there really a choice? With Neoliberalism coming in through the front door, honestly public school don't stand a chance. Commodity is defined as a basically good where their prices are determined by supply and demand and education -- through the influence of neoliberalism, has found ways to treat education as a commodity where better education and test scores is the supply and the number of parents willing to send their children to these schools as the demand with students being the customers. Neoliberalism promotes competition and reduces government involvement. There's this idea that competition improves the quality of everything. While Charter school, vouchers, and private schools are able to compete with promotions of success stories, high test scores, good teacher to student ratios and the show off the over all structure of is buildings, public school are forced to compete without the likelihood of high test scores, high suspension rates, high teacher to student ratio who are over worked and over whelmed. Rundown building and fear of even more funding cuts if a low number of enrollments. #INJUSTICE As specified in the article "School Debt: The Great Unequalizer" it explains how public schools would have to borrow money, just to compete and I can just imagine the amount of money they would need to borrow just to try to be in somewhat competition with Charter school and private schools, just to not make enough revenue to pay that back for when the next wave of enrollment comes around in which schools are once again forced to compete for children to keep their doors open. School choice is this idea that parents made a choice to send their child to this school but in reality its the school that chooses which child to keep based on their academic performance.