Shanker Institute Staff

Authored Blog Posts

Title	Authored on
Where Al Shanker Stood: Disciplinary Learning	Jan 24, 2020
Happy Holidays From The Shanker Institute	Dec 12, 2019
Remembering Eugenia Kemble	Aug 15, 2019
Where Al Shanker Stood: How To Harass A Fulbright Teacher	Aug 02, 2019
Where Al Shanker Stood: Labor Law Reform	Apr 11, 2018
Where Al Shanker Stood: School Vouchers	Aug 02, 2017
Where Al Shanker Stood: The Problem of Student Mobility	Mar 18, 2016
Where Al Shanker Stood: The Importance And Meaning Of NAEP Results	Oct 30, 2015
Where Al Shanker Stood: Union-District Partnerships	Sep 03, 2015
Where Al Shanker Stood: Policymaking And Innovation	Jul 23, 2015

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Publications

The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Fifth Edition)
A national evaluation of the K-12 school finance systems of all 50 states and D.C., published by researchers from the Albert Shanker Institute, University of Miami, and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
Constitution Day 2022 Resources and Blog Series
As we recognize Constitution Day this year, so much is stake—our institutions, our rights and our ability to teach. So the Albert Shanker Institute and Share My Lesson are launching a series of teach-ins to provide content knowledge on the rights granted in the Constitution, with teachable strategies for the classroom.
Ensuring Adequate Education Funding For All: A New Federal Foundation Aid Formula
A proposal for and simulation of a new "foundation formula" approach to federal K-12 funding, one in which federal funds are allocated based not only on student need (as is currently the case), but also on “effort”—that is, whether states contribute a reasonable minimum "fair share" of their economies to their public schools.

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The Albert Shanker Institute, endowed by the American Federation of Teachers and named in honor of its late president, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to three themes - excellence in public education, unions as advocates for quality, and freedom of association in the public life of democracies. With an independent Board of Directors (composed of educators, business representatives, labor leaders, academics, and public policy analysts), its mission is to generate ideas, foster candid exchanges, and promote constructive policy proposals related to these issues.

This blog offers informal commentary on the research, news, and controversies related to the work of the Institute.