Events

Watch this special Shanker Conversation exploring the intersection of democracy and the labor movement with an international perspective, featuring Annie Enriquez Geron, General Secretary of Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK), Philippines; Randi Weingarten, President American Federation of Teachers and Albert Shanker Institute Board of Directors; Brian Atwood, Visiting Fellow, Brown University’s Thomas Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs; and Jessica Tang, President, Boston Teachers Union; member, Board of Directors, Albert Shanker Institute; Co-Chair, AFT’s AAPI Task Force.

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Watch the discussion about the historical and contemporary relationship between racial segregation and K-12 school funding based on the Institute's new report HERE.

Join the Shanker Institute, the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at Cornell University and Share My Lesson for a virtual three-day conference on April 26, 28, and 30 on Educating for Democratic Citizenship. Participants will be eligible for professional development recertification credit.More information and Registration.

National Union Presidents Mark Dimondstein, President, American Postal Workers Union; Christopher Shelton, President, Communication Workers of America; and Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers discussed their common good victories in the courts, in the legislature and at the bargaining table. Other prominent labor leaders from the public and private sectors discussed additional ways unions and their allies can work together on advancing an agenda focused on the common good.
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Watch a discussion highlighting the importance of a reading infrastructure to create the conditions for effective, science-based reading instruction here.

In this Q & A style session, AFT President Randi Weingarten and Steven Brill, veteran journalist and co-founder of NewsGuard, discussed the misinformation trends NewsGuard’s analysts are encountering in the field, and the tactics educators can employ in their classrooms to counter these trends. Watch the video.

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and a distinguished group of experts discussed the threat to voting rights and why it is critical to protect them, especially for people with disabilities, and what Congress is considering doing to protect voting rights for all Americans.  Watch the video and read the related blog series.

Book discussion on sectoral bargaining with David Madland, author, RE-UNION: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize and Reunite the United States; Larry Cohen, former President, Communication Workers of America; Lynn Rhinehart, senior fellow, Economic Policy Institute; and César F. Rosado Marzán, professor,University of Iowa College of Law. Watch the video.

Conversation with Stan Litow, author of Breaking Barriers, and Randi Weingarten president of the American Federation of Teachers. Watch the video.

Discussion of "Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground UP" with author Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten, Watch the videon..