https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/362 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3839 <p>Al Shanker notes that public schools are losing political power because the electorate is aging and a smaller percentage of it has children in schools. Additionally, the economy is slowing. Finally, public confidence in public schools is low. Shanker acknowledges there is little they can do about the economy, and only a little more they can do to increase political power. The true place for improvement, he argues, is in restoring the public''s confidence in the school system. <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3839" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3839#comments American Federation of Teachers Beginning Teacher Instruction Public confidence Shanker, Albert Standards Teacher Administrator Relationship Teacher Competencies Teacher Competency Testing Testing Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:07:00 -0500 jruss 3839 at https://reuther.wayne.edu