Writing in Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), Hewlett Foundation Education Program Director Kent McGuire and co-author Matt Wilka explore a post-neoliberal vision for public education that would better prepare young people to become citizens and improve our democratic health:
"While the successor to neoliberalism remains uncertain, we see a moment of opportunity to seed a renewed vision for the purpose of public education. This frame should support a more vibrant democracy, as well as broad sociocultural shifts: A society bound by common purpose, not just individual aims. An economy that values cooperation as much as competition, and human thriving alongside growth. A politics that inspires pluralism over polarization. And a citizenry that can participate fully in these arenas, no matter one’s starting point. This vision should not exclude the lessons from neoliberalism and prior iterations of the capitalist model. Innovation, economic dynamism, fair footing in the marketplace—all these and more are aspirations worth striving for."
