ABSTRACT In this special issue exploring parents’ responses to neoliberal policy changes, especially shifting notions of risk and responsibility, this article provides a historical account of local and national policy initiatives in the contemporary United States that have increased risk and placed responsibility for this risk on the shoulders of parents (as well as educators). The opening section of the paper reviews major recent policy documents and initiatives in the United States, from the landmark 1983 report ‘A Nation at Risk’ to the current age of test-based accountability. In the following sections, the paper explores what two Chicago parents themselves had to say about risk and responsibility in public schooling. What, in their views, were the actual risks? What did they think their responsibilities were, as parents? What did they do in response to the shifting policyscape?

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家长了解：美国教育政策中的风险和责任以及家长的反应

摘要 在探讨父母对新自由主义政策变化，尤其是风险和责任观念转变的特刊中，本文提供了当代美国地方和国家政策举措的历史记录，这些举措增加了风险，并将对这种风险的责任置于父母（以及教育工作者）的肩膀。论文的开头部分回顾了美国近期的主要政策文件和倡议，从具有里程碑意义的 1983 年报告“处于风险中的国家”到当前基于测试的问责制时代。在接下来的部分中，本文探讨了两位芝加哥父母自己对公立学校风险和责任的看法。在他们看来，实际风险是什么？他们认为自己的职责是什么，作为父母？他们如何应对不断变化的政策环境？