{"pk":63527,"title":"\"We Just Ask You to Listen”: Public Voices and Neoliberal Policy in New York City School Reopening Debate","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This case study examines the ideological tensions surrounding the reopening of public schools in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on Stuart Hall’s theoretical concepts of conjuncture and articulation, the study analyzes the proceedings of Panel for Education Policy (PEP) meetings to explore how these discussions both reflect and actively reproduce broader neoliberal dynamics in education policymaking. The findings illustrate a complex interplay between health and safety concerns, equity issues, and the neoliberal agenda, highlighting the power dynamics at play and the ways in which marginalized voices were both expressed and stifled. This study contributes to the broader literature on crisis, education policy, and social justice by offering a nuanced account of how public forums serve as key sites where competing ideologies are articulated, contested, and normalized in times of crisis.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"Conjunctural Analysis, School Reopen, COVID-19, Articulation, Hegemony"}],"section":"Articles","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/72b3q208","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Shuang","middle_name":"","last_name":"Fu","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Georgia","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2023-09-25T17:30:56Z","date_accepted":"2023-09-25T17:30:56Z","date_published":"2025-10-13T07:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/bre/article/63527/galley/48887/download/"}]}