AFT-Speeches
This area of the Reuther's Web site currently encompasses approximately 300, fully transcribed, speeches delivered between 1965 and 1996 by American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President's Charlie Cogen, David Selden and Albert Shanker. The speeches are organized chronologically by date. Please contact Dan Golodner for project details.
Tocqueville Forum Series on Liberal Education and American Democracy, Wake Forest University: “Moving Beyond Reform”
Posted March 13th, 2009 by jruss
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Location:
Winston-Salem, North CarolinaSize:
28 pagesDate:
1990-00-00Setting Grade Level Acheivement Goals on NAEP Exams
Posted March 25th, 2010 by jhelpap
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Shanker is addressing the issues with the NAGB's proposal regarding NAEP assessments. He also addresses their proposal on how to set standards and their interpretation of congressional authority.
Size:
6 PagesDate:
1990-01-25S. 1675 and Other Measures Relating to Federal Teacher Training
Posted March 25th, 2010 by jhelpap
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Shanker addresses the teacher shortage. He addresses the senate committee on finding new ways to recruit and retain teachers, specifically minority teachers and teachers of special subjects.
Location:
Washington D.C.Size:
7 PagesDate:
1990-01-30HR 4130 Teacher Training and Recruitment
Posted April 2nd, 2010 by jhelpap
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Shanker is speaking on HR. 4130 which wants to establish a federal role in teacher training and recruiting. The AFT believes that funds from this bill should be targeted towards individuals and not just higher education institutions and talks about the ceilings on Title I and Title II being reversed.
Location:
Washington D.C.Size:
7 Pages Date:
1990-03-15Technology and the Future of Work: “Crisis of U.S. Education”
Posted February 25th, 2009 by jruss
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This short document summarizes Al Shanker's speech to the Stanford University conference. He focused on the need to restructure traditional school and look for different models of education. He compared schools to an assembly line factory, but argues that students should be conceived of as workers rather than as products. Shanker cites schools in Germany that have implemented different educational models and urges American school systems to do the same.
Location:
Palo Alto, CASize:
4 pagesDate:
1990-03-28