Capital versus public education defended by the working classes

Published

2 April 2026

Issue

Volume 1 – Number 16

How to cite

Roberto Leher

DOI

ABSTRACT

Developing an antisystemic strategy by the world working class against capitalist totalising offensive over the education of peoples is an urgent and non-deferrable task. To this end, a correct diagnosis of the correlation of forces in worldwide education is essential and is an effective contribution that can be made nationally and internationally by research collectives committed to the emancipation of workers from the capitalist order. It is undeniable that, at some point, such efforts—combined with persistent struggles against attacks on public education—may coalesce into a “party,” as occurred with the International Workingmen’s Association in the second half of the nineteenth century.

KEYWORDS

Commodification of education, Financialization of education, Education policies, Private apparatuses of hegemony, Socialist education