Discusses 10 cases of nonreappointment of faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. (PG)

This publication summarizes and compares legal provisions covering teacher tenure and contracts for each of the 50 states. The report is organized in three sections. Section 1 presents a summary comparison of the provisions of Washington's teacher contract law with corresponding statutory requirements of the other 49 states. Section 2 identifies…

This survey of faculty tenure and contract systems was conducted during August 1974 as a followup to an earlier Higher Education Panel survey of institutional policies and practices affecting faculty employment. A survey questionnaire mailed to the entire membership of the Higher Education Panel (644 institutions) received a 91 percent response…

This report contains a State-by-State summary of statutory tenure provisions for teachers and other school personnel. In those States where tenure legislation is not Statewide, or where no tenure laws have yet been passed, other statutory provisions that bear on the duration of employment have been summarized. All reported enactments through…

This second report of the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio is concerned with teacher tenure in the state of Ohio and need for changes in the tenure law. The basic positions of the commission are that teachers should be protected against arbitrary and unwarranted action by their employers but that professional incompetence…

Tenure laws should be repealed or modified to encourage contractual rather than legislative protection for teachers. (Author)

Examines the modified "no reduction in force" clause included in the three-year teachers' contract negotiated in the West Milford (New Jersey) School District and discusses its possible implications for future teachers' contract negotiations. Available from: Salary and Merit, Suite 908, 1835 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C.; $2.50 single copy. (JG)

This agreement between the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the Council of Chapters of the American Association of University Professors at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is effective from June 8, 1973 to June 30, 1975. Contained in the agreement are articles covering policy statements, grievance procedures,…

From a survey designed to determine the current practices involved in faculty tenure and contract systems at colleges and universities throughout the U.S., it is estimated that 94.7% of faculty members work in institutions that have tenure systems. It is further determined that personnel practices in most institutions with tenure systems are…

Concerns the nonrenewal of appointments for two nontenured assistant professors at the University of West Florida. (PG)

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

In the face of declining enrollments and widespread reductions-in-force in school systems, job sharing can provide part-time positions for persons unable to work full-time and can allow some individuals to maintain their positions on a part-time basis as an alternative to being laid off. Job sharing can also benefit school systems by increasing…

AN INSTRUCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, WHO HAD COMPLETED THE FIRST MONTH OF A 1-YEAR CONTRACT, WAS INFORMED THAT HIS CONTRACT WOULD NOT BE RENEWED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR THOUGH HE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE HIS CURRENT CONTRACT. IN PROTEST AGAINST THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE OF CUBA, HE HAD PICKETED THE LOCAL POST OFFICE, AND THIS ACTION LED TO A…