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Albert Shanker Biography

Albert Shanker (September 14, 1928 – February 22, 1997) was president of the United Federation of Teachers from 1964 to 1985 and president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) from 1974 to 1997.

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The key is that unless there is accountability, we will never get the right system. As long as there are no consequences if kids or adults don't perform, as long as the discussion is not about education and student outcomes, then we're playing a game as to who has the power.

Consequences, Games, Keys, Kids, Unless

There is no more reason to pay for private education than there is to pay for a private swimming pool for those who do not use public facilities.

Education, Pool, Reason, Swimming, Use

School disruption comes from those children who have given up hope.

Hope, Children, School, Disruption, Given

When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children.

Children, Dues, Paying, Representing, School, Teachers Unions

As teachers, we must constantly try to improve schools and we must keep working at changing and experimenting and trying until we have developed ways of reaching every child.

Changing, Children, Constantly, Keep, School, Teacher

I would rather die having spoken in my way, than live having spoken in yours

Die, Dies, Having, Live, My Way, Way

It's time to admit that public education operates like a planned economy, a bureaucratic system in which everybody's role is spelled out in advance and there are few incentives for innovation and productivity. It's no surprise that our school system doesn't improve: It more resembles the communist economy than our own market economy.

Education, Innovation, Planned, School, Surprise

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