A substantial amount of school district policy is set in the collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) negotiated between teachers' unions and districts. Although previous studies have assumed that CBA provisions bargained by unions are a primary mechanism connecting union strength to outcomes for teachers and students, research has not yet…

The literature on teacher hiring and assignment tends to omit definitions of these key terms. An exception in Cohen-Vogel and Osborne-Lampkin (277), who define teacher assignment as "the reciprocal process between school management and teachers to guide decisions about who will teach, where they will teach, and what they will teach." But the…

At the request of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) undertook this analysis of the teacher policies in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). A coalition of civil rights groups were also involved in this project, including Parent Organization Network, Families in Schools, Alliance for a…

This study explored the perspectives of 350 California superintendents from various-sized school districts in relation to their ability to support student learning while addressing the numerous and complex personnel, social, and economic challenges faced by schools. Specifically, this study investigated the attitudes and opinions of district…

Claims there are many styles of governance observable in schools and that these are a consequence of changes in schooling technology and in shifting demands from school environments. Asserts that an understanding of school governance and the place of collective bargaining within it requires sensitivity to the multiple mental models. (Author/MK)

The school board of the Maine Township High School District in Cook County, Illinois, negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with the local teachers' association independently of the teachers' employment contract. The board's negotiating team consists of five persons: three board members experienced in negotiations, of whom one is the…

THIS MONOGRAPH IS AN EXPANDED VERSION OF AN ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE MID-WINTER INSTITUTE ON JANUARY 25, 1967. THE DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFF, ESPECIALLY IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND INFORMAL NEGOTIATIONS. THE MAJOR ISSUES COVERED INCLUDE--(1) THE FORCES GENERATING THE…

The legal ins and outs of collective bargaining between students and school officials. (Author/RA)

Collaborative teamwork between school board members and administrators in a rural Oregon community concerning negotiations has been positive. Under the new system, the teacher-versus-administrator conflict has been reduced; board members became involved in all the districts' committees; and the time spent on negotiations has been cut in half. (MLF)

Looks at the usefulness of certain procedures and the significance of certain factors that can minimize the time required to reach an agreement between boards and teachers. (Author/IRT)