Now out from Columbia University Press is Rick Kahlenberg's long-awaited biography of Al Shanker, Tough Liberal. It's a fine, thoughtful, balanced, and readable work that serves as the first major appraisal of the late union leader's remarkable place in 20th-century American history--and not only in education. We at Fordham are proud to have helped a bit with this worthy project and commend the book to Gadfly readers. Learn more here.
