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  • In Solidarity With Those Who Share Our Purposes

    This paper examines why the United Federation of Teacher's (UFT) got involved in with the Civil Rights Movement between 1963 and 1965.

  • 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.

  • Naming Lesson Handout

  • Literacy Blog Series

    As part of the Institute's renewed commitment to literacy and expanding its focus, our new Literacy Blog Series focuses on literacy instruction from pre-k through adulthood.
  • 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?

  • Shanker Institute Welcomes Six New Board Members

    WASHINGTON—The Albert Shanker Institute is pleased to announce the unanimous election of six new members to its Board of Directors: Travis J.

  • Public and Private School Segregation in New York City

    This report presents an analysis of student segregation by race and ethnicity in New York City, focusing on segregation within and between the city's public and private school sectors.

  • The Adequacy of School District Spending in the U.S.

    This research brief presents key findings from a new database of funding adequacy in 12,000 U.S. public school districts published by researchers at ASI and the Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

  • The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (third edition)

    This third edition of our annual report presents measures of the effort, adequacy, and fairness of each state's school finance system, using a public database compiled by researchers at ASI and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

  • Democracy Declaration

    View and sign the Democracy Declaration.

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  • What Would Bayard Rustin Do? by Eric Chenoweth

    Eric Chenoweth is director of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe and principal author of Democr

  • 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.

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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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