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Shanker Blog
September Sep19, 2023
Civic Education: From the Classroom to the Polling Place
As we celebrate National Voter Registration Month and Constitution/Citizenship Day, guest author Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore writes that preparing our next generation of civic leaders, engaged voters, and informed citizens starts in the classroom.
September Sep8, 2023
Reading Reform on the Ground: How SoR Policy is Showing Up in Schools
On International Literacy Day, we publish a guest post by educator, researcher, and author Callie Lowenstein who shares her incredible perspective of the in-depth thinking teachers offer to their practice and how sincerely teachers want to meet the needs of students.
September Sep4, 2023
Inaugural State of the Unions Address
On this Labor Day, 2023, the Shanker Institute reprint AFL-CIO President and Shanker Board Member Liz Shuler's "Inaugural State of the Unions Address" as prepared for delivery on August 29, 2023.
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@vkoganpolisci @matt_barnum @mpolikoff @ConversationUS P.S. Here's a nice little 2018 review of NYC-specific studies post-Hoxby: https://t.co/VnBzmrjL4O
5 months 3 weeks ago
@vkoganpolisci @matt_barnum @mpolikoff @ConversationUS Scarsdale aside, NYC very interesting back then (Boston too). Small sectors, slow growth, large/positive effects. I’ve been meaning to look at more recent papers (can’t believe that Hoxby report is almost 15 years ago, feeling old). Thanks again.
5 months 3 weeks ago
@vkoganpolisci @matt_barnum @mpolikoff @ConversationUS Thanks for the comment. Critique is not of the models/results but rather that illustration of effect size (as presented in “glossy” report’s summary). Seems I might have explained that better, but my description not much different from paper’s. https://t.co/LBCavcGsMJ
5 months 3 weeks ago
RT @edtransformGU: Check out the latest blog by our Advocacy and Policy student, @RachelWessler, on early care provider compensation that s…
5 months 4 weeks ago
RT @NEPCtweet: A proposal to make school finance more equitable with a strategic use of federal funding @shankerinst @SchlFinance101 @dicar…
5 months 4 weeks ago
New post: The Shanker Institute turns 25 years old this month!
We'll be celebrating during the coming year. https://t.co/qnkLMW4esr
6 months ago
RT @Stephen_Sawchuk: Still looking for a few good #mathteachers . Help me share your success! https://t.co/MppkThQm0D
6 months ago
Our recent report laying out and simulating a federal foundation aid formula for K-12 education is excerpted in the newest issue of American Educator.
Co-authored by @SchlFinance101
and @jerseyjazzman
6 months ago
RT @DrMikeHansen: I’m proud to announce a new brief on gender pay differences among teachers with coauthors @Quintero05Diana & @NicolasZerb…
6 months 1 week ago
Check out @kayreist on what it takes for instructional coaches to be effective. https://t.co/RZ0n2k8LRG
6 months 1 week ago