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.
Blog
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Constructing And Animating The Infrastructure For Reading Instruction
Improving reading instruction requires looking beyond individual teacher knowledge and attending to a system-level approach to instructional improvement in the teaching of reading.
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Happy Holidays From The Shanker Institute
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Fighting For Disability Rights Is Fighting For Democracy
Randi Weingarten argues that disability rights are civil rights, and that it's up to all of us to speak out alongside the disability community for accessibility in registration, polling places, and transportation to the polls.
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Pausing To Reflect On A Stressful School Year
2022 NASSP Principal of the Year, Beth Houf, discusses a recent survey showing all-time low job satisfaction among U.S. school leaders and some solutions to address these findings.
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Allied Around Student Success
Families and educators are natural allies when it comes to student success, so let’s look for opportunities to strengthen, not sabotage, their relationships.
Events
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Why Voting Rights Matter for People with Disabilities
Event DateU.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and a distinguished group of experts discussed the threat to voting rights and why it is critical to protect them, especially for people with disabilities, and what Congress is considering doing to protect voting rights for all Americans. Watch the video and read the related blog series. -
RE-UNION A Book Discussion About Sectoral Bargaining
Event DateBook discussion on sectoral bargaining with David Madland, author, RE-UNION: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize and Reunite the United States; Larry Cohen, former President, Communication Workers of America; Lynn Rhinehart, senior fellow, Economic Policy Institute; and César F. Rosado Marzán, professor,University of Iowa College of Law. Watch the video.
Resources
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RT @sarahlouwou: In this post w/ @RacheGabriel, we encourage a system-level approach to reading instructional improvement that accounts for…
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RT @Susan_M_Johnson: This first-rate analysis of reading reform by @sarahlouwoulfin and @RachelGabriel explains clearly why successful impl…
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RT @ProfessorReyes1: Excellent insights by my awesome colleague Sarah Woulfin and colleagues. https://t.co/D9q2dizYm2
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