This document contains six major addresses, three workshop presentations, the texts of 25 resolutions, and a statement of beliefs and policies adopted by assembly delegates. The titles and authors of the addresses are (1) "Education and Real Life," Bel Kaufman, (2) "Education and the Urban Crisis," Carl B. Stokes, (3) "New Dimensions in…

Describes seven main power tactics used by teacher unions in strike situations. Recommends a program of advocacy communication strategies that school boards can follow in fostering positive community relations before and during a strike. (IW)

In this article, a professional negotiator for school boards explains why public participation in teachers' contract negotiations won't work. (Editor)

Article provided isolated comments of various group members who gave a realistic and revealing description of the past, present, and future of collective negotiations. (Author/RK)

The proposed federal collective bargaining laws would establish the federal government as the final arbiter in labor disputes between teachers and school boards and force boards to bargain matters of educational policy with their employees. (Author/IRT)

The board of education's role is to formulate policy, not to administer it. The process of deciding grievance cases is plainly policy administration. (Author/IRT)

A review of the literature on managerial responsibilities in the collective bargaining process in the public schools yields two hypotheses. The first is that the degree of conflict in public school bargaining is related to the role and level of participation on the management bargaining team of the superintendent, the principal, and the assistant…

This report, one of a series of yearly reports, analyzes New Jersey school labor negotiations laws and practices as of 1979. One article deals with the school board's ability to take actions within the framework of the negotiations law. Another concerns leave provisions for illness and disability connected with pregnancy, childbirth, and…

Recent activities of the National Education Association, state teachers' associations, and various local teachers' associations indicate that states which do not now have them should adopt statutes regarding collective negotiations. This report analyzes the laws of 17 states which do have such statutes. The recent New York act, one of the newest…

The documents in this kit, second in a series on Research for School Board Members, analyzes the continuing rise in teacher militancy, the causes and effects on public education, community relations, methods of teaching and administration. Also discussed is the responsibility of School Boards and their administrators in dealing with the teachers…

Examines the use of final-offer arbitration in public sector collective bargaining in five states. (PKP)

Local collective bargaining does not save money nor guarantee local control, but the psychological costs of local bargaining and local confrontation is too great. Regional bargaining will, if nothing else, reduce dangerous tensions in local school systems. (Author)

Outlines the reasons for having superintendents function as negotiators with employee unions. Includes six recommendations: (1) understand the negotiating process; (2) build a negotiating team; (3) know the costs; (4) learn negotiation rules; (5) develop a strategy; and (6) review these tips. Includes a list of pitfalls. (MD)

Boards are effectively countering teacher strikes and threats of teacher strikes. (IRT)