This document corresponds to the editorial presentation of the special issue: "Education, reproduction and counter-hegemonic alternatives" of Izquierdas journal. Its structure is divided into two blocks. In the first, a historical and theoretical / conceptual definition of the practices and dynamics of reproduction, resistance and counterhegemonies in education, which have inspired the development of this special issue, is carried out. In the second, the structure of the dossier is presented, together with a brief description of the content of each of the 15 selected articles. Finally, some closing ideas are presented, highlighting the main milestones of this work developed for more than a year.