| Testimony before the Committee on Labor & Human Resources, Subcommittee on Education, Arts & Humanities, United States Senate |
| Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education |
| Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education & Labor |
| Testimony on Opportunity-to-learn Standards presented to NGA Task Force on Education |
| The Colorado Forum |
| Third International Conference on Soviet Jewry |
| Crossfire: “GI Bill for Children" |
| Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg: “The State of the Unions" |
| Address at Wake Forest University: “Revolution that is Overdue” |
| Address: AFT Convention |
| AFT 61st Annual Convention |
| Compass Interview |
| Good Morning, America: “Early Childhood Education” |
| Good Morning, America: “Politics in Education” |
| New York State United Teachers (NYSUT): "Keep the Clock" |
| American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: "Professional Relationships: Reality and Action" |
| New York State United Teachers (NYSUT): "Making of a Profession" |
| New York State Teachers Association (NYSTA) Address |
| Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST) Conference |
| Statement before the Democratic Platform Committee |
| Statement before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, United States Senate |
| Statement: Sub-Committee on Economic Stabilization of the House Committee on Banking and Currency on the Crisis in New York City |
| Statement on a Separate Department of Education before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs |
| Statement to Democratic Party Temporary Platform Committee |
| Suburbia Today: "The Education of Albert Shanker" |
| Testimony before the NGA Task Force on School Readiness |
| Testimony before the Senate Policy Forum |
| Testimony before the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs of the House International Relations Committee |
| Testimony before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education |
| Testimony on H.R. 2682, the Bilingual Education Improvement Act of 1983 |