Between 2011 and 2013 lawmakers in every state proposed, and often enacted, laws intended to impact codified state provisions related to teachers and teachers' unions (author calculation). These new laws either worked against union interests (e.g., by prohibiting collective bargaining) or they aligned with union positions (e.g. by providing…

Teachers' unions are under unprecedented bipartisan attack. The drumbeat is relentless, from governors in Wisconsin and Ohio to the film directors of "Waiting for 'Superman'" and "The Lottery"; from new lobbying groups like Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst and Wall Street's Democrats for Education Reform to political columnists such as Jonathan Alter…

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…

To fulfill their basic role as instructional leaders of young people, teachers need the degree of freedom that tenure guarantees. To assure optimal educational experiences for these same young people, school directors and administrators need more effective ways than current tenure laws provide. To reconcile these needs, state legislatures should…

Contains an annotated bibliography of papers, surveys, and reports on tenure in the teaching of English at the college level. (RB)

Draft statement developed by a joint task force of the National Society of Professors and the National Faculty Association of Community and Junior Colleges in consultation with the NEA office of General Counsel, NEA Higher Education, and NEA Programs for Human and Civil Rights. (Editor/CB)

Presented in this document is the agreement between the Board of Junior College District No. 532 County of Lake and State of Illinois and the College of Lake County Local United Professions Association for the period from 1972-73. Covered in the articles of agreement are sections on negotiation procedures, leaves of absence, school calendar, use…

The collective bargaining agreement between the College of Insurance and the college's chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 10, 1987-August 31, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, management rights, grievance and arbitration, strikes/lockouts, no…

Chapter 7

The memorandum of understanding between the Board of Trustees and Faculty of Belleville Area College, District No. 522, for the period 1973-74, covers service and workload standards, assignments, leave policy, evaluation and grievance procedures, salary schedule, longevity, and fringe benefits. The tenure policy adopted on May 19, 1971 is also…

Recent court decision, affecting teachers and other school employees are reviewed in this chapter. (JH)

The plan undermines tenure and collective bargaining. Tenure law already provides for the identification of incompetents while higher certification standards would ensure master teachers. Administraters of merit pay systems discriminate against minorities and women. The proposed evaluation process is not clear. Teachers were excluded from…

This book is designed to acquaint Missouri teachers with the state laws that affect them. Teachers' legal status, their rights, duties, and obligations are defined. Examples are taken from constitutional provisions, judicial decisions, and statutory enactments to show both general aspects of school law for all teachers and specific applications to…