This article reports that teachers are in an adversary position in relation to boards of education and administrators not only on the subject of basic curriculum but also school governance, and predicts that the situation will worsen for teachers in the light of tight finances and over-supply of teachers, with more power accruing to school…

Leaders of the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, and the American School Boards Association predict problems and possible solutions that teachers will face in the future. Subjects include collective bargaining, strikes, relevant inservice and preservice teacher training, teacher competency tests, and cooperation.…