Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy

by Richard D. Kahlenberg

“A thoroughly researched and engaging biography”
Wall Street Journal

“A spirited and readable biography”
Washington Post

“[A] stirring account”
Slate

“[An] excellent new biography”
The American Prospect

“A gripping portrait”
Publishers Weekly

“Absolutely must reading”
Eduwonk

“Judicious and engaging”
The Weekly Standard

"[A] fascinating biography"
City Journal

“A well-drawn portrait”
Newsday

“A fine biography [and] vivid portrait”
Jerusalem Post

“Compelling[]”
New Leader

“a richly detailed and well-researched account”
Education Next

“[An] excellent new biography”
The Washington Times

“A splendid read”
The Doyle Report

“Impressive[]”
Democracy Journal

"A Must Read Education Book of the Year"
American School Board Journal

"A Top Source on Labor Unions"
The New Republic
Publications by Richard D. Kahlenberg

Fixing No Child Left Behind
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 6/12/2008

Socioeconomic Affirmative Action
Richard D. Kahlenberg, 4/11/2008

Using Socioeconomic Diversity to Improve School Outcomes
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 10/11/2007

Rescuing Brown v. Board of Education: Profiles of Twelve School Districts Pursuing Socioeconomic School Integration
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 6/28/2007

Could Transparency Bring Economic Diversity?
Richard D. Kahlenberg, New England Board of Education-Connection, 4/1/2007

A New Way on School Integration
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 11/27/2006

Helping Children Move from Bad Schools to Good Ones
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 6/15/2006

One Pasadena: Tapping the Community's Resources to Strengthen the Public Schools
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Pasadena Educational Foundation, 5/24/2006

Race, Class and Education
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 5/5/2006

Economic Diversity on Campus
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 4/14/2005

Can Separate Be Equal? The Overlooked Flaw at the Center of No Child Left Behind
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 4/23/2004

Labor Organizing as a Civil Right
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 4/1/2004

Left Behind: Unequal Opportunity in Higher Education
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 3/19/2004

America's Untapped Resource Low-Income Students in Higher Education
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 1/14/2004

Public School Choice vs. Private School Vouchers
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 9/24/2003

Economic Affirmative Action in College Admissions A Progressive Alternative to Racial Preferences and Class Rank Admissions Plans
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 4/2/2003

A Response to Chester Finn
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 9/27/2002

Economic School Integration An Update
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 9/18/2002

The Problem of Taking Private School Voucher Programs to Scale The Next Issue in the Voucher Wars
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 6/27/2002

All Together Now Creating Middle-Class Schools through Public School Choice
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Brookings Institution Press, 2/15/2001

A Notion at Risk Preserving Public Education as an Engine for Social Mobility
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Century Foundation Press, 9/15/2000

Labor Organizing as a Civil Right
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 8/23/2000

Class Based Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 5/24/2000

Economic School Integration
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation, 2/4/2000