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Democracy

The Albert Shanker Institute promotes discussions and sponsors research on the new challenges facing the world’s democracies, with an emphasis on the role of freedom of association, and universal education.

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Education

The Albert Shanker Institute pursues the mission of improving the public education system by promoting discussions, supporting publications and sponsoring research on new and workable approaches to ensuring that all public schools are good schools.

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Labor

The Albert Shanker Institute promotes discussions and sponsors research to explore innovative structures, services, and roles for unions as they work to meet the challenges of a changing economy and workforce.

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Resources

Public and Private School Segregation in New York City

This report presents an analysis of student segregation by race and ethnicity in New York City, focusing on segregation within and between the city's public and private school sectors.
The Adequacy of School District Spending in the U.S.

This research brief presents key findings from a new database of funding adequacy in 12,000 U.S. public school districts published by researchers at ASI and the Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (third edition)

This third edition of our annual report presents measures of the effort, adequacy, and fairness of each state's school finance system, using a public database compiled by researchers at ASI and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

"Mutualism" Book Discussion with Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten

Discussion of "Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground UP" with author Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten, Watch the videon..

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Davis

In memory of Elizabeth (Liz) Davis, the President of the Washington Teachers Union (WTU), who died suddenly and tragically in a car accident on the evening of April 4, 2021.
School District Spending And Equal Educational Opportunity

Our new report on spending adequacy in 12,000 U.S. school districts finds inadequate funding gaps totaling $104 billion.
Amazon Workers: The Struggle For Human Rights And Workplace Dignity

Civil rights activists Norm and Velma Hill argue that the Amazon workers fighting for a union in Alabama stand on the shoulders of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

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