Social Justice Leadership in Educational Market Contexts

Abstract

Across the United States and around the globe, school districts have increasingly adopted educational market policies through which families choose their preferred schools. While market policies are meant to drive equity, research has shown that they instead can contribute to segregation and marginalization. As districts increasingly adopt educational market polices, school leadersincluding those who emphasize social justice orientations and practicesincreasingly find themselves working within these contexts. In markets, schooling and school