Optimizing space: neoliberalism and the school reorganization proposal in the State of São Paulo (2015)

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https://doi.org/10.5212/retepe.v.11.25872.006

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In 2015, the state of São Paulo was impacted by the announcement of the School Reorganization policy, a project that proposed reorganizing schools by educational cycles and implied the closure of activities in 94 school units. Drawing on a post-critical theoretical approach, this article seeks to problematize the educational dimension of the reorganization proposal. The text is organized into two parts: the first presents a theoretical analysis of neoliberalism as a rationality with totalizing aspirations and examines its educational potential; the second analyzes the discourse surrounding the reorganization policy, drawing on government documents and interviews given by public officials, to argue that the proposal constitutes an application of neoliberal rationality through the mobilization of values that, by reshaping the subjectivities of those affected, educates.

Keywords: Neoliberalism. Educational. School reorganization.

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Aryel Lamed David Cacau, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul



Bruno Antonio ´Picoli, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS). Doutor em Educação pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Colíder do Grupo de Pesquisa em Educação, Violência e Democracia (GRUPEVD/UFFS).

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2026-02-12

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CACAU, A. L. D.; ´PICOLI, B. A. Optimizing space: neoliberalism and the school reorganization proposal in the State of São Paulo (2015). Revista de Estudios Teóricos y Epistemológicos en Política Educativa, [S. l.], v. 11, p. 1–18, 2026. DOI: 10.5212/retepe.v.11.25872.006. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/retepe/article/view/25872. Acesso em: 17 apr. 2026.

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