• Is AMERICA Still a DEMOCRACY? by Eric Chenoweth

    A research brief by Eric Chenoweth, the principal author of Democracy Web, analyzing the political state of the United States as it approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding through comparison of the country's ratings in the Varieties of Democracy Project and Freedom House reports.

  • The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Eighth 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.

  • Book Talk with Norman Hill and Velma Murphy Hilll

    n honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, AFT and Shanker Institute President Randi Weingarten sat down with civil and labor rights icons Norman Hill and Velma Murphy Hill to discuss their memoir, Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain: The Extraordinary Story of Love, Civil Rights, and Labor Activism, a first hand account of their decades of work with Martin Luther King Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and Al Shanker to name a few.

  • What Would Bayard Rustin Do? by Eric Chenoweth

    Eric Chenoweth is director of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe and principal author of Democracy Web, an online comparative study guide for teachers, students and civic activists. He worked with Bayard Rustin in various capacities in the late 1970s and 1980s.

  • The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Seventh 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.

  • Does Money Matter in Education? (Third Edition)

    A comprehensive review of the research about the effect of K-12 school funding on student outcomes.

  • Reading Reform Across America

    This is a project led by Susan B. Neuman (New York University), in collaboration with Esther Quintero (Albert Shanker Institute), and Kayla Reist (University of Virginia). The project examines reading-related state legislation enacted since 2019.

  • The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Sixth 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.

  • Reading Reform Across America: A Survey of State Legislation

    This report authored by Susan B. Neuman (New York University), Esther Quintero (Albert Shanker Institute), and Kayla Reist (University of Virginia), examines reading-related state legislation enacted between 2019 and 2022.

  • The Source Code: Revenue Composition and the Adequacy, Equity, and Stability of K-12 School Spending

    A national analysis of the relationship between K-12 revenue composition—that is, the percentage of funding that comes from state versus local sources—and the adequacy, equity, and stability of school spending.