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Holley, Marc J. – Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2008
While Michigan students learn a variety of skills in their time at school, perhaps the most important charge of public schools, beyond providing a safe and healthy environment, is to ensure that students are learning their three fundamental skills: reading, writing and arithmetic. Unfortunately, the achievement levels of Michigan public school…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Teaching Experience
Hess, Frederick M.; Loup, Cody – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2008
In the era of No Child Left Behind, principals are increasingly held accountable for student performance. But are teacher labor agreements giving them enough flexibility to manage effectively? This study answers this question and others. It examines how much flexibility school leaders enjoy on key dimensions of management in America's fifty…
Descriptors: School Administration, School Districts, School District Size, Contracts
Harris, Debbi; Burian-Fitzgerald, Marisa – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2005
When teacher salaries are discussed, two very different pictures often emerge. The first of these portrays teachers as underpaid, overworked servants of the public good. The second paints a picture of an overpaid group of civil servants who spend very little time actually working. This report looks at Michigan teacher salaries. Teacher salaries…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Salary Wage Differentials, Comparative Analysis, Competition
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Spang, Lothar – College and Research Libraries, 1975
Describes the participation of librarians in faculty unionization at Wayne State University. (PF)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Librarians, Salaries
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This paper presents the Michigan edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Competencies, State Government, Government Role
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The "2011 State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
This Michigan edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1989
Collective bargaining agreements between the boards of trustees and faculty associations of six selected community colleges in Michigan are presented, representing contracts in effect in 1988 and 1989. Contracts for the following colleges are presented: Schoolcraft College; Glen Oaks Community College; Kirtland Community College; Mid-Michigan…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Contracts
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1987
Collective bargaining agreements of 19 selected Michigan two-year colleges are presented, representing contracts in effect in 1987. Contracts for the following colleges are included: Alpena Community College, Bay de Noc Community College, Gogebic Community College, Grand Rapids Junior College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kellogg Community…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Contracts