Monday | September 2, 2013

Co-sponsored with the American Federation of Teachers and held the second Wednesday of every month during the school year, this series is designed to engender lively and informative conversations on important educational issues. We deliberately invites speakers with diverse perspectives, including views other than those of the AFT and the Albert Shanker Institute. What is important is that these participants are committed to genuine engagement with each other.Click on the title below for more information about each Conversation and to watch the session video.

Educational Justice and the Integration of American Schools, June 11, 2014

Governing American Education: The Elusive Public in Public Education, May 14, 2014

American Education in Global Perspective, April 9, 2014

The Future of Teacher Education and Preparation, March 12, 2014

Philanthropy and Democratic Education: Friends or Foes?, February 12, 2014

Disrupting the Pipeline, January 8, 2014

Early Childhood Education: The Word Gap & The Common Core, December 11, 2013

Quality Assessments for Educational Excellence, November 13, 2013

Civic Purposes of Public Education and the Common Core, October 9, 2013

The Use and Misuses of Value-Added in Teacher Evaluations: Three Perspectives, September 11, 2013

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