This paper discusses the educational policies of decentralization and democratization of school management. It analyzes these policies in the municipality of Cabo de Santo Agostinho in the outskirts of Recife in 2003 and 2004. It is well known that the neo liberal system of ideas holds the banner of democratization and change sides depending upon its convenience. For this reason, it was chosen a municipal district whose political forces held the power at the time of data collection. It was noticed in this study that the democratic contents were. It was noticed in this study that the democratic contents were transmitted in the educational policies at the local level. It is quite evident that decentralization policies can contribute to the establishment of democratic relation ships in the school and, therefore, for its change.
Education policy; School management; Democracy; Decentralization