The emergence of the global knowledge economy has placed new and challenging demands on American education.
Education
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Workforce Development / CTE
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Career and Technical Education
Written on January 7, 2015READ MOREOver the last decade and a half, American education reform has focused on improving traditional academic curricula, with performance measured by standardized exams and related modes of accountability for schools, teachers and students.
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Early Childhood Education
Written on October 7, 2014READ MORECan a quality preschool experience help to narrow the achievement gaps that plagues our society? This question has been a subject of contention between researchers and policymakers for over five decades.
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School Culture
Written on October 7, 2014READ MOREA school is a complex, dynamic system and not just a building with people inside. School improvement efforts require that we understand the contextual factors that support or impede change.
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Civic Education
Written on October 7, 2014READ MOREMany in the education reform debates speak of schooling as an individual civil right—and understandably so.
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K-12 Education
Written on October 7, 2014READ MOREEfforts to help strengthen and improve public education are central to the Albert Shanker Institute’s mission. This work is pursued by promoting discussions, supporting publications and sponsoring research on new and workable approaches to ensuring that all public schools are good schools.
