Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy
Richard Kahlenberg’s biography of Albert Shanker the former head of the American Federation of Teachers was recently lauded in two different publications. In the New Republic, John Judis cited Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democacray as one of the best books on labor and American School listed it as a top education book from the past year.
For more on Tough Liberal you can read an excerpt from the book, watch a video of Richard Kahlenberg’s talk at the Century Foundation, listen to a podcast interview with Inside Higher Ed., read an interview with the author from the CUP site, or visit www.richardkahlenberg.com.
