Decades of tax cuts and government “rollbacks” have meant that most states’ public sectors, including state colleges and universities, have been systematically underfunded. The COVID19 crisis has brought this underfunding into sharper focus, as hospitals and public health systems strain under the pressure of budget shortfalls. State sector higher education systems, both those with affiliated medical schools and hospitals and those without, are now grappling to survive on state budgets allocations that are critically dependent on state and local sales and income taxes. This webinar looked at how we arrived here and the possible alternatives to austerity, in which already damaged economies will be further hurt by collapsing public sectors. Watch the video.
Conversations 2014-2015
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HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING: THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS
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Safely Re-Opening America's Schools
May 22, 2020The question of how schools can be reopened in ways that protect the health and safety of students, teachers and other adult staff is not only a challenging one, but one which is dynamic and changing, as we grapple with new developments such as regional outbreaks and rising incidences of COVID-19 related pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome. This webinar examined those challenges, discussed the current state of our knowledge on best practices and sound policies, and provided guidance to educators and policymakers on how to move forward under harrowing circumstances. Watch the video of the panel. -
Andy Hargreaves Book Discussion
August 10, 2020Virtual book discussion of "Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility" with author Andy Hargreaves. Watch the video. -
Where Teachers Thrive: Organizing Schools for Success - Lessons for Educators in a Covid-19 World
September 17, 2020Dr. Susan Moore Johnson discussed her new book Where Teachers Thrive and its lessons for educators in a Covid-19 world. This timely conversation is facilitated by Dr. Shimon Waronker. Watch the video
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Saving Our Democracy
October 12, 2020Saving Our Democracy,” sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers and the Albert Shanker Institute with former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, and Suzanne Nossel and AFT President Randi Weingarten.. Watch the video.
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The Teacher Insurgency: A Conversation with Leo Casey and Randi Weingarten
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Strike for Common Good Book Discussion
January 5, 2021Strike for the Common Good Book Discussion with editor Rebecca Givans and Joe McCartin, Georgetown University. Monday, January 25, 2021, 5:00 pm ET. Watch the video. -
A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door Book Discussion
January 21, 2021A virtual conversation with Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, authors of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door, and discussant Andy Smarick. Watch the video..
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"Mutualism" Book Discussion with Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten
February 12, 2021Discussion of "Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground UP" with author Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten, Watch the videon.. -
Breaking Barriers: A Conversation with Stan Litow and Randi Weingarten
May 7, 2021Conversation with Stan Litow, author of Breaking Barriers, and Randi Weingarten president of the American Federation of Teachers. Watch the video.