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Democracy

The Albert Shanker Institute promotes discussions and sponsors research on the new challenges facing the world’s democracies, with an emphasis on the role of freedom of association, and universal education.

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Education

The Albert Shanker Institute pursues the mission of improving the public education system by promoting discussions, supporting publications and sponsoring research on new and workable approaches to ensuring that all public schools are good schools.

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Labor

The Albert Shanker Institute promotes discussions and sponsors research to explore innovative structures, services, and roles for unions as they work to meet the challenges of a changing economy and workforce.

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Resources

School Segregation by Race and Ethnicity in the D.C. Metro Area

This research brief presents a comprehensive analysis of school segregation by race and ethnicity in the D.C. metro area, with a particular focus on segregation within and between districts.
School Finance and Teacher Pay Competitiveness

Using data from the School Finance Indicators Database, this report presents an analysis of teacher/non-teacher wage gaps and their relationship with state school spending and fiscal effort.
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems

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

Post ‘That’ on Your Facebook Page: The Challenges of Teaching in an Age of Social Media

Co-Sponsored by the Albert Shanker Institute and the American Federation of Teachers, March 11, noon to 2:00 pm, 555 New Jersey Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. More information and registration.

Making The Case For Multidisciplinary Sex Ed

Does sex education content belong in a high school social studies course? Emilee O'Brien explores the model to integrate elements of sex education into social science courses.
Where Al Shanker Stood: Disciplinary Learning

In a 1995 column, Al Shanker argued that, although interdisciplinary units can be done well, there is value in the deep knowledge that the disciplines of history and math and science and literature can offer.
The Past Is Prologue To The Future

Stan Litow discusses the lessons he learned while serving under New York City schools Chancellor Joseph Fernandez during the 1990s.

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