Events

Educating for Democratic Citizenship Conference

Event Date

Apr 26, 2022

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.
Working for the Common Good at the Bargaining Table and Beyond

Event Date

Apr 01, 2022

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. Watch the sessions..
Literacy: Systems Matter. An Infrastructure Approach To Reading Achievement

Event Date

Mar 21, 2022

Watch a discussion highlighting the importance of a reading infrastructure to create the conditions for effective, science-based reading instruction here.
Countering Misinformation in the Classroom: A Media Literacy Discussion with Randi Weingarten and NewsGuard

Event Date

Mar 03, 2022

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.
Why Voting Rights Matter for People with Disabilities

Event Date

Dec 08, 2021

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.
RE-UNION A Book Discussion About Sectoral Bargaining

Event Date

May 26, 2021

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.
Breaking Barriers: A Conversation with Stan Litow and Randi Weingarten

Event Date

May 20, 2021

Conversation with Stan Litow, author of Breaking Barriers, and Randi Weingarten president of the American Federation of Teachers. Watch the video.
"Mutualism" Book Discussion with Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten

Event Date

Mar 09, 2021

Discussion of "Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground UP" with author Sara Horowitz and Randi Weingarten, Watch the videon..
A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door Book Discussion

Event Date

Feb 03, 2021

A virtual conversation with Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, authors of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door, and discussant Andy Smarick. Watch the video..
Strike for Common Good Book Discussion

Event Date

Jan 25, 2021

Strike 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.

Recent Blog Posts

Publications

Voting Rights and Disability Rights Blog Series
This blog series builds on an event ASI co-sponsored with The Century Foundation where 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.
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (fourth 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 and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
Constitution Day 2021 Blog Series
In honor of Constitution Day (September 17th), this blog series invites teachers and leaders in the field of civics and democracy education to address the question: Why is it important to teach the Constitution?

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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.

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