https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/266 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3793 <p>The interviewer, Ed Muzik, first asks Al Shanker to discuss his background. Shanker gives a brief biography and then goes into the organization of the AFT, citing the benefits of unionization to the teachers. In addition to concrete benefits such as wage increases and breaks from work, Shanker discusses the benefits of professionalization that unionizing gave teachers. Muzik then asks Shanker about the unionization of higher education professionals. Shanker challenges various concerns to organizing by higher education workers such as a feared loss of academic freedom. <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3793" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3793#comments American Federation of Teachers Collective Bargaining Educational Benefits Higher Education Retraining Shanker, Albert Teacher Associations Unions Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:19:08 -0500 jruss 3793 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3840 <p>Al Shanker discusses America's low educational standards as compared to other nations. While he emphasizes students' lack of achievement in math and science, he states that students are performing poorly in all subjects. <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3840" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3840#comments American Federation of Teachers Corporate Support Mathematics Instruction Merit Pay Retraining Science Instruction Shanker, Albert Student Evaluation Teacher Shortage Team Teaching Testing Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:07:00 -0500 jruss 3840 at https://reuther.wayne.edu