Hong Kong Democracy Leader Gives First Shanker Lecture Szeto Wah, founder of Hong Kong's teachers' union, was the featured speaker at the institute's inaugural Albert Shanker Lecture on May 15. Szeto, labeled democracy's foot soldier by Time magazine, told the Washington, D.C., crowd that Shanker was a mentor from whom he learned how to combine professionalism and labor rights to build a union ...

A Commitment to Public Service The Panetta Institute serves as a non-partisan center for the study of public policy aimed at helping our communities and our country meet the challenges of the 21st Century. In addition, we seek to attract thoughtful men and women, equip them with the practical skills of governance, and inspire them to a high standard of conduct in public service. Founded and ...