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 a…

- Albert Shanker

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…

- Albert Shanker

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 perf…

- Albert Shanker

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

- Albert Shanker

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

- Albert Shanker

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.

- Albert Shanker

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

- Albert Shanker