Discusses the current single-step salary schedule used to compensate teachers in most public school systems. Presents a model for basing an incentive system for promotion and salary on a more equitable and realistic multiple-step system. (NKA)

Examines how the Family and Medical Leave Act's special rules affecting primary and secondary education are likely to change the way that school administrators think about and make use of substitutes. Considers the pool of people who become substitutes and the way that they are recruited and compensated. Discusses intermittent leave for teachers…

The author asks various questions related to tenure. He answers the most important, Is tenure necessary?" (Editor/MF)

Advice to administrators from the assistant director of teacher recruitment for the Chicago public schools. (SP)

Interviews Simon Edgewood, a former university-level instructor who is trying to re-enter the profession at the secondary level. Provides a brief analysis and discussion. Discusses implications for the profession. (RS)

Article discussed the case histories of two teaching teams combined of husband and wife. Their positive influence on the student body was the focus of the discussion. (RK)

Traditional view of the personal vs. professional'' conflict present when married women work; the author feels professional duties should come first. (SP)

Article examined some of the arguments utilized in support of the quota system for hiring teachers. (Author/RK)

The documentations presented by the author demonstrate classic contentions between the courts and boards of education in cases involving immoral conduct by teachers. (Editor)

Reports a survey of 41 school districts, discussing teacher employment applications and interviews as representative of attitudes and behaviors that school districts desire in potential employees, and their relevance and usefulness to preservice education students. (SR)

Describes a later-entry first grade teacher at a rural school in Indiana, who has continued to teach despite a number of hurdles that would impede many educators. Demonstrates her commitment to the profession and to her school, a commitment which has continued to grow through each career stage. (RS)