The Negotiation Research Digest (NRD) was compiled by the Research Division of the National Education Association (NEA). It began publication in April 1967 and, after 81 issues, ceased publication in June 1975. A normal publication year involved 10 issues published from September through June, skipping July and August. Each issue contained…

This report describes a problem-solving approach to grievance settling and negotiations developed in the Brighton, Michigan, school district and inspired by the book, "Getting To Yes," by Roger Fisher and William Ury. In this approach teachers and administrators come to the table not with fixed positions but with problems both sides want…

This manual is designed to help school boards and administrators avoid strikes, survive them, and recover from them when they are over. Chapter 1 distinguishes between public and private sector strikes; defines different kinds of strike strategies, negotiation goals, and strike goals; and provides a strike evaluation checklist for the employee…

Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning education are reported in this compilation of eight independently authored chapters. The first chapter focuses on governance, examining the organizational and authority relationships among state and local boards of education and the general public. The chapter on employees considers…

THIS VOLUME CONTAINS PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE ON EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HELD JULY 14-15, 1966, AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS AND THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS THREEFOLD--(1) TO PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE…

This thirty-second edition of the "Yearbook" is a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions that affect the operation, management, and governance of public elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions in the United States. This edition includes all reported cases relevant to public schools…

This collective bargaining agreement establishes provisions between the Gateway Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District Board and the Gateway Technical Education Association, WEAC (Wisconsin Educational Association Council), and NEA (National Education Association). The agreement is divided into nine articles and a series of…

Strikes and threats of strikes have become one of the realities of public education. School districts must be prepared to deal with strikes and the problems that they present. This manual is designed to provide a brief overview of the law relating to public employee strikes and to assist districts in adopting their own strike plans. It offers…

The major purpose of this book is to help make public school teachers more aware of their legal rights and responsibilities. Five areas of legal importance to teachers are discussed: employment security, student discipline and control, liability for student injury, academic freedom, and collective bargaining. The author uses a question/answer…

Complete information about the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act is presented in this 12-chapter volume. Tenure is an employment security device giving permanent status and protection against dismissal except for stated cause. An overview discusses tenure's advantages and disadvantages and legislation in Michigan that culminated in the 1964 Teachers'…

This monograph examines recent legal developments in education and their impact on federal policy as well as ways in which the legislative and executive branches can facilitate rather than impede state compliance with court mandates. While organizing the discussion under the broad headings of "Equal Educational Opportunity,""Protection of…

This is the seventh in a series of Educational Research Service (ERS) monographs designed to summarize judicial decisions on elementary and secondary education issues by state and federal courts. These cases, dating from June 30, 1983 to June 30, 1984, were selected on the basis of their relevance to contemporary problems in public schools, their…

Declining enrollment, collective bargaining agreements, and government requirements will reduce educational opportunities in Ontario's secondary schools unless new educational policies and technologies and increased interinstitutional cooperation are used to create alternative programs. This study analyzed questionnaire data on school size,…

Sixth in a series providing a scope treatment of case law on a wide range of public school issues, this monograph reviews selected federal and state decisions handed down between June 30, 1982 and June 30, 1983. School board issues covered include at-large election, open meeting laws, and authority to close schools, reduce slaries, interpret…

This volume is a collection of 21 papers concerning law and education presented by speakers of widely divergent points of view at the annual convention of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE). The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors and do not represent any policy determination of NOLPE. The…