Demythologizing educational reforms: 30 years since A nation at risk / Arthur T. Costigan -- The neoliberal myth: narrative resistance to democratic education / Bryan Metcalfe -- Class struggle and education: neoliberalism, (neo-)conservatism, and the capitalist assault on public education: a Marxist analysis / Dave Hill -- Debunking the myth of standardized education to promote equity and rigor / Debra A. Root -- An inquiry into the myth of neutrality: curriculum and pedagogy in an age of terrorism / Jessica A. Heybach -- Deceptive data: how the corporate reform movement uses standardized tests to achieve the neoliberal agenda / David Hursh -- Behind the Common Core standards movement: OECD's PISA and global education policy / Richard D. Lakes -- Charter schools: appearance versus essence / Shawgi Tell -- The myth of preparation and the futility of teacher education programs / Eric C. Sheffield -- From K to EdD: understanding the cycle of compliance and teacher education's complicity in neoliberal school reform / David Gabbard -- Afterword: implications and discussion / Leslee Grey.