A conspectus of reported institutional responses together with some critical comments, as a guide for other colleges. (Editor)

Index data is based on detailed budget reports from 1,181 school districts, carefully controlled for geographical location, student population, and expenditure levels. (Author)

The activities of AAUP's Committee A during 1978-79 centered on the problems of financing and tenure, including a statement on academic freedom and due process for faculty members forced into early retirement. The disposition of specific cases handled by the committee are outlined. (JMF)

Despite their popularity, early retirement incentive programs (ERIPs) remain controversial. Although early retirement may be appealing to some teachers, others bristle at being shoved into retirement. Following a historical overview, this article summarizes recent state legislation and addresses ERIP legal status under the Age Discrimination in…

Between April 29 and December 31, 1982, 244 community college employees in Washington retired. Of that group, 85 exercised an option to retire under a special early retirement program enacted by the 1982 state legislature. The net effect of the early retirement program was a 53.4% increase in the number of retirements over the number that might…

This document is a report of the Ohio Education Association (OEA) 1975-76 biennium legislative priorities and policies and the 1976-77 OEA resolutions. The document is introduced by the preamble of the OEA and listings of the resolutions and legislative committees. Section I, on OEA legislative priorities, discusses educational finance, collective…

The development of pension systems for public-school teachers in the United States has been both recent and rapid. A beginning of their establishment was made in the latter part of the nineteenth century, and today, after 30 years, very few States are without some form of a teachers' pension system. The purpose of the present study of pension…

This is a comprehensive record of a Congressional hearing on three bills dealing with teachers' pay and retirement benefits in the District of Columbia. Included is testimony on the following measures: H. R. 14662, a bill to authorize the District of Columbia to provide for increases in teachers' salaries and retirement benefits; H. R. 14400, a…

Presents guidelines for colleges on selecting employee health insurance carriers and retirement investment programs. Reviews types of insurance programs, presenting examples from several states. Discusses mechanisms for reducing insurance premiums, including claim reduction, self-funding, mail-order pharmaceuticals, and forming consortia with…

This report summarizes, for 38 of the 43 States whose legislatures sat during the first eight months of the 1972 calendar year, major legislative achievements and defeats as identified by State education associations. It provides a State-by-State listing of association goals, indicates the extent to which these goals were realized, and points up…

This publication is a compilation of summaries of the major legal provisions of state and local retirement systems to which public school teachers belong. The individual summaries were prepared by state and local retirement administrators in accordance with a topical and explanatory outline developed by the National Council on Teacher Retirement.…

The effects of the October 1987 stock market crash on older faculty pension funds, gifts and capital drives, endowment funds, and foundation losses and cutbacks are examined. (MSE)

Because of the individual authority of each State for its own educational program, practices and policies differ widely among them in many respects. Yet in the midst of differences there are also common elements of development. The U. S. Office of Education, in presenting this series of monographs, has attempted to point out those common elements,…

A projection is provided of the Rancho Santiago Community College District's estimated future marginal costs of classroom teachers who, pursuant to California Assembly Bill 123, may retire using their highest 12 consecutive months' salary rather than the average of the 3 highest consecutive years as their final compensation. The projection was…