Many New Yorkers have given up on the public schools and on the chance for reform. However, the school system's new chancellor, Frank Macchiarola, seems to have both the necessary commitment to change and the administrative skills. Interim evaluations have been made of his performance, with the following results: (1) Staff Performance--good work…

Data were collected from teacher and trustee representatives on negotiation teams in 13 school districts in Manitoba (Canada) to determine the effects of collective bargaining on the relationship between teachers and boards. Differences were found to center on the issue of authority in such areas as teaching conditions, staffing procedures, and…

This book is the third in a biennial series of school law monographs that was initiated in 1975 by Educational Research Service. These monographs present reviews of 100 recent state and federal court decisions, rendered since 1977, that have particular significance for those who determine educational policy and administer the public schools.…

Ways must be sought to make rising teacher militancy benefit education rather than harm it. In this pursuit, State boards of education should (1) help school officials understand that a fundamental change is taking place in their employer-employee relationship, (2) consider whether they wish to support State laws forbidding collective negotiations…

This 715-item bibliography on teacher-school board negotiations updates the earlier bibliography by Owen G. Arnold and John Gordon Taylor published by Phi Delta Kappa in 1967. This revision contains more than double the number of items which appeared in the earlier publication, indicating the expansion of the field. Items cited, dating from 1956…

This publication presents the full text of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 et al. v. Hortonville Education Association et al., as written by Chief Justice Burger. Also included is the text of the dissenting opinion written by Justice Stewart, as well as a brief syllabus that summarizes the major issues…

Although ideally collective bargaining is a rational decision making process, in actuality, irrational forces frequently intrude, making a call for mediation a logical, necessary step. When communication breaks down between union and management, a mediator's objective assessment and recommendations become essential. For mediation to work, the…

Successful collective bargaining and, if necessary, strike management, requires careful planned communication strategies and programs before, during, and after, if the school system is to maintain the public's confidence. This handbook is designed to provide guidelines for the educational administrative team in developing a communication plan that…

This booklet contains six short papers prepared for a symposium on collective negotiation in education. The opening paper presents a national overview of the subject, while the subsequent articles mainly discuss experiences under the Pennsylvania Public Employee Relations Act of 1970, which granted state and local employees full collective…

Because of the advent of collective negotiations, public education will never again be completely in control of local school boards. Collective negotiations will probably improve the quality of education to the extent that quality (higher salaries, smaller classes, better working conditions, etc.) coincides with the self-interest of teachers. The…

This study deals with the urban school system as a contracting agency which must negotiate with an organized group of employees who formerly were relatively powerless in presenting demands. The focus of the study is on the contracts drawn between the boards of education of New York City and Detroit with the respective teachers' unions in these…

In the first section on grievance procedures, this report gives important suggestions to administrators and teachers, discusses the roles of administrators and chapter chairmen in grievance processing, and provides a one-page grievance formula. In the second section on grievance arbitration, the report (1) discusses the rationale for binding…

National survey responses show school boards' top concerns to be financial support for schools and declining enrollment. Concerns about collective bargaining and about management and leadership have dramatically increased over the previous year. The number of women and minorities on boards has declined. Board vs. public priorities are compared.…

Critiques Chester Finn's analysis (EA 518 431, this issue) of teachers unions, outlining the ambiguities in Finn's theories. (MD)