Norman Hill

President Emeritus, A. Philip Randolph Institute

Norman Hill is president emeritus of the A. Philip Randolph Institute. He was staff coordinator of the history 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Authored Blog Posts

Title	Authored on
In Recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	Jan 16, 2023
Renewed, Recharged, Ready for the Fight	Sep 06, 2022
The Intersection Of Disability Rights And Voting Rights	Dec 09, 2021
Amazon Workers: The Struggle For Human Rights And Workplace Dignity	Mar 24, 2021
Applying Pressure Politics When It Counts The Most	Dec 08, 2020
A Tribute To Nat LaCour	Oct 27, 2020
Remembering Memphis	Feb 08, 2018
Jobs And Freedom: Why Labor Organizing Should Be A Civil Right	Apr 13, 2012

Recent Blog Posts

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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Our Mission

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.