The Albert Shanker Institute is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to advancing democratic ideals, improving the quality of public education, and conducting research into the labor movement and the sociology of work. The foundation sponsors research, holds roundtable discussions, and publishes various reports (on paper and online). A nonprofit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... A Foundation is a type of philanthropic organization set up by either individuals or institutions as a legal entity (either as a corporation or trust) with the purpose of distributing grants to support causes in line with the goals of the foundation. ... Democracy (literally rule by the people, from the Greek δημοκρατία-demokratia demos, people, and kratos, rule) is a form of government. ... // Public education is education mandated for the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. ... A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sociological inquiry. ... Manual labour (or manual labor) is physical work done with the hands, especially in an unskilled job such as fruit and vegetable picking, road building, or any other field where the work may be considered physically arduous, and which has as a profitable objective, usually the production of goods. ...

The Institute is named for Albert Shanker, the late president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Albert Shanker Albert Shanker (September 14, 1928 - February 22, 1997) was president of the American Federation of Teachers from 1974 to 1997. ... The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the smaller of the two education labor unions in the United States, representing 1. ...

The Institute has a three-member staff, and is governed by a 22-member foundation (six of whom are AFT elected leaders, including AFT president Edward J. McElroy, AFT secretary-treasurer Nat LaCour and AFT executive vice president Antonia Cortese). The Institute is funded in part by the AFT and in part by an endowment, and is housed at the AFT headquarters in Washington, D.C. Edward J. McElroy (March 17, 1941) is an American teacher and labor union leader. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans...

References

• "Democracy: Teach It." American Teacher. November 2003.
• Jusko, Jill. "Dangerous Disconnect." Industry Week. July 1, 2004.
• "News and Notes." Journal of Democracy. 13:3 (July 2002).
• "1998 Biennial AFT Convention Highlights." Education Exchange. 2:8 (August 1998).
• "Report Says Schools Are Unfair to America." CNN. September 9, 2003. Accessed Jan. 23, 2007.
• "Two Studies By Albert Shanker Institute Examine Unionism, Professionals," UUP Voice. March 2001.
• Viadero, Debra. "Research on Discipline Not Reaching Schools, Experts Say." Education Week.November 6, 2006.

External links

• Albert Shanker Institute